efface

动词 efface:

1. remove completely from recognition or memory
   同义词：obliterate
2. make inconspicuous
3. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
   同义词：erase, rub out, score out, wipe off

1. He would have to efface himself before his visitors.
   他每每只好在客人面前躲而避之。
2. Time alone will efface those unpleasant memories.
   只有时间才能使人淡忘那些不快的记忆。
3. Time and weather had long ago effaced the inscription on the monument.
   岁月和风雨早已磨掉纪念碑上的铭文。

ef.face

v.tr.（及物动词）
ef.faced,ef.fac.ing,ef.fac.es
To rub or wipe out; erase.
擦去：擦掉或消除；抹去
To make indistinct as if by rubbing:
冲淡（记忆）：好象通过擦拭使变得不清晰：
例句：
.Five years` absence had done nothing to efface the people`s memory of his firmness.(Alan Moorehead)See Synonyms at erase
.五年离别丝毫未冲淡人们对他坚毅形象的记忆.(艾伦·穆尔黑德)参见 erase

To conduct (oneself) inconspicuously:
隐没：使（自己）不被人注意：
例句：
.When the two women went out together, Anna deliberately effaced herself and played to the dramatic Molly.(Doris Lessing)
.当那两个女人一起出去，安娜特意不突出自己而去迎合举止显眼的莫莉.(多丽丝·莱辛)

来源：
Middle English effacen
中古英语 effacen
from French effacer
源自 法语 effacer
from Old French esfacier
源自 古法语 esfacier
es- [out] from Latin ex- [ex-]
es- [向外面的] 源自 拉丁语 ex- [前缀，表.从前的.]
face [face] from Latin faciôs * see dhô-
face [面对] 源自 拉丁语 faciôs *参见 dhô-

【引伸】
efface.able
adj.（形容词）
efface.ment
n.（名词）
effac.er
n.（名词）