| Efface 1. (v. t.) To obliterate; to erase; to rub out; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin. 2. (v. t.) To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away. Thesaurus Entries annul, black out, blot, blot out, cancel, cross out, dele, delete, eliminate, eradicate, erase, exclude, expunge, extirpate, obliterate, raze, rub out, rule out, scratch, scratch out, sponge, sponge out, strike out, wipe out |