/
ɪˈfeɪs/
v.
- erase (a mark) from a surface.
-
(efface oneself)
make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous.
Derivative
Etymology
C15 (in the sense ‘pardon or be absolved from an offence’): from Fr. effacer, from e- (from L. ex- ‘away from’) + face ‘face’.