[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)


Phrases:

Origin:
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’