[{"word":"efface","phonetic":"/əˈfeɪs/","phonetics":[{"text":"/əˈfeɪs/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Do not efface what I've written on the chalkboard."},{"definition":"To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol."},{"definition":"To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness."},{"definition":"Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/efface"]}]