efface
Word family adjectiveeffaceablenouneffacementeffacerverbefface
ef·face /ɪˈfeɪs/ verb [transitiveT] formal 1 REMOVEto destroy or remove something 消除;抹去 SYN erase, → deface Nothing can efface the last picture I have of them from my mind. 没有什么能抹去他们在我脑海中留下的最后印象。
2. efface yourself formal HIDE/NOT SHOWto behave in a quiet way so that people do not notice or look at you 使(自己)不引人注目;不露锋芒 → self-effacing Origin efface (1400-1500) French effacer, from face “face, appearance”