Efface and Smash

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

Smash and efface are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smash" instead a verb "Efface".

Nearby Word: effacing

Smash

Smash verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: the invading troops smashed the resistance and went on to conquer the country

Efface and smash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Efface" instead a verb "Smash".

Nearby Words: smashed, smashing, smasher, smashable
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