1. (

• obliterate ,
• efface

) remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" ;

2. (

• efface

) make inconspicuous; "efface oneself" ;

3. (

• erase ,
• rub_out ,
• score_out ,
• efface ,
• wipe_off ,

) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard;