Efface and Excise

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

Excise and efface are semantically related in obliterate topic. In some cases you can use "Excise" instead a verb "Efface".

Nearby Word: effacing

Excise

Excise verb - Remove by cutting.
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Synonyms for Excise

Efface and excise are semantically related in erase topic. Sometimes you can use "Efface" instead a verb "Excise".

Nearby Words: excision, excised, excising, excisable
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