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Effaced vs Erased - What's the difference?

effaced | erased |

As verbs the difference between effaced and erased

is that effaced is (efface) while erased is (erase).

As an adjective erased is

(heraldry) having the appearance of being forcibly torn off, with parts left jagged or uneven.

effaced

English

Verb

(head)
  • (efface)

    • efface

    English

    Verb

    (effac)
  • 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.
  • * 1825 , , The Talisman , A.L. Burt Company (1832?), 15:
    • An outline of the same device might be traced on his shield, though many a blow had almost effaced the painting.
  • To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out]] or [[strike out, striking out.
    • Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol.
  • (reflexive) To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.
    • Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness.
  • (medicine) Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.
    • Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy.

    Derived terms

    * effaceable * effacement * effacer * self-effacing

    See also

    * deface ----

    erased

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (erase)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (heraldry) having the appearance of being forcibly torn off, with parts left jagged or uneven.

    • Anagrams

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