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effacing
We have found lemma(root) word of effacing : efface.
Definitions
[ɪˈfeɪs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- erase (a mark) from a surface
(e.g: with time, the words are effaced by the rain)
- make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous
(e.g: to efface oneself is not the easiest of duties which the teacher can undertake)
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Origin
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late 15th century (in the sense ‘pardon or be absolved from (an offence)’): from French effacer, from e- (from Latin ex- ‘away from’) + face ‘face’
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