Dissolve and Efface

Dissolve

Dissolve verb - To cease to be visible.

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

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

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

Nearby Word: effacing
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