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
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Smash or Efface. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/efface/smash.
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