efface

/ษ™หˆfeษชs/
verb
  1. 1

    To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.

    โ€œDo not efface what I've written on the chalkboard.โ€

  2. 2

    To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.

    โ€œSome people like to efface their own memories with alcohol.โ€

  3. 3

    To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.

    โ€œMany people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness.โ€

  4. 4

    Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.

    โ€œSome females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/efface