Efface and Make

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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

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Make is an antonym for efface.

Nearby Word: effacing

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Efface is an antonym for make.

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

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