Edit out and Efface

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Edit out verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

Usage example: anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed

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Efface and edit out are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Efface" instead a verb "Edit out".

Efface verb - To destroy all traces of.

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

Nearby Word: effacing

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