Expel and Efface

Expel

Expel verb - To drive or force out.

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

Nearby Words: expelled, expelling

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

Expel and efface are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expel" instead a verb "Efface".

Nearby Word: effacing
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