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Andrei Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Efface
The whole country are trying to efface the memory of the tsunami disaster.
Would you write the word 'efface' in such a context? It may be formal to use the word 'efface'. Please tell me.
Would you write the word 'efface' in such a context? It may be formal to use the word 'efface'. Please tell me.
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Hello Andrei Efface is etymologically 'ex+face'. To efface something is to rub/wipe out something (like a writing or painting) from some surface (like a wall) so as to leave no distinct trace. Figuratively it means to cause something disappear entirely.
- Hello Andrei Efface is etymologically 'ex+face'.
- To efface something is to rub/wipe out something (like a writing or painting) from some surface (like a wall) so as to leave no distinct trace.
- Figuratively it means to cause something disappear entirely.
- paco
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Hello Andrei
Efface is etymologically 'ex+face'. To efface something is to rub/wipe out something (like a writing or painting) from some surface (like a wall) so as to leave no distinct trace. Figuratively it means to cause something disappear entirely.
paco
Efface is etymologically 'ex+face'. To efface something is to rub/wipe out something (like a writing or painting) from some surface (like a wall) so as to leave no distinct trace. Figuratively it means to cause something disappear entirely.
paco
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