efface
/əˈfeɪs/verb
To rub out or wipe away something written or marked, making it impossible to read or see.
Example sentences
- “Centuries of rain had effaced the names carved on the old gravestones.”
- “Time slowly effaced the painful details of that year from her mind.”
'Self-effacing' is where you will actually meet this root: it describes people who modestly keep themselves in the background.