Efface and Restore

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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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Restore is an antonym for efface.
Nearby Word: effacing

Restore

Restore verb - To bring back to a former condition or vigor.
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Efface is an antonym for restore.
Nearby Words: restored, restoration, restorative, restoring, restorer
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