Efface and Preserve

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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
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Preserve is an antonym for efface.
Nearby Word: effacing

Preserve

Preserve verb - To keep in good condition.
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Efface is an antonym for preserve.
Nearby Words: preserved, preservation, preserver, preserving, preservative
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