Efface and Save

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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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Save is an antonym for efface.

Nearby Word: effacing

Save verb - To free from the penalties or consequences of sin.

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Efface is an antonym for save.

Nearby Words: saving, saved, saver

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Save and Efface. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/efface/save

Efface & Save. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/efface/save>.

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