Efface and Patch

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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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Patch is an antonym for efface.

Nearby Word: effacing

Patch verb - To put into good shape or working order again.

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Efface is an antonym for patch.

Nearby Words: patchwork, patched, patching

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Patch and Efface. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/efface/patch

Efface & Patch. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/efface/patch>.

Patch or Efface. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/efface/patch.

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