efface

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Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor

Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnacy.

To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out

Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol.

To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible

Do not efface what I've written on the chalkboard.

To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence

Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness.

to obliterate
{v} to destroy, deface, blot or strike out
To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc
To efface something means to destroy or remove it so that it cannot be seen any more. an event that has helped efface the country's traditional image see also self-effacing
make inconspicuous; "efface onself
make inconspicuous; "efface onself"
to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin
{f} erase, wipe out; destroy
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away
remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
efface oneself
make oneself modestly inconspicuous, belittle oneself
effacement
A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour
effacement
withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous

Native Americans seem to have always placed great value on silence and direct experience, and in indigenous cultures in general, silence denotes respect and self-effacement.

effaced
past of efface
effacement
The act if effacing; also, the result of the act
effacement
shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
effacement
{i} act of erasing, wiping out; destruction
effacement
the thinning of the cervix Your cervix starts out being two inches long, and 50% effaced would be a 1 inch cervix
effacement
withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
effacement
loss of detail
effacement
withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
effaces
third-person singular of efface
effacing
present participle of efface
efface
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