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
Mutual synonyms
Cite this Source
Efface and Dissolve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissolve/efface
Dissolve & Efface. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissolve/efface>.
Efface or Dissolve. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissolve/efface.
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