Efface and Reconstruct

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

Reconstruct is an antonym for efface.

Nearby Word: effacing

Reconstruct

Reconstruct verb - Build again.
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Synonyms for Reconstruct

Efface is an antonym for reconstruct.

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