Cut and Efface

Cut

Cut verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).

Efface and cut are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Efface" instead a verb "Cut".

Nearby Words: cutting, cutter, cutout

Efface

Efface verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: when the supply ship finally arrived, it discovered that virtually all evidence of the colony at Roanoke had been effaced

Cut and efface are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cut" instead a verb "Efface".

Nearby Word: effacing
Cite this Source
Efface and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/efface
Cut & Efface. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/efface>.
Efface or Cut. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/efface.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "cut" and "efface" have occurred on timeline