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efface \ih-FAYS\, transitive verb: 1. To cause to disappear by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible. 2. To destroy, as a mental impression; to wipe out; to eliminate completely. 3. To make (oneself) inconspicuous. Her fingerprints were gone, she thought.... Sign in to see full entry.