EFFACE

PRONUNCIATION: (i-FAYS)

MEANING: verb tr.: To erase or to make inconspicuous.

ETYMOLOGY: From French effacer, from Latin ex- (out, away) + facies (face). Earliest documented use: 1490.
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EFFARE (1) - paying for passage on public transportation with your smartphone

EFFARE (2) - a clandestine sexual relationship

LEF-FACE - a command from your drill sergeant