Both Uses of
efface
in
Washington Square
- Catherine was with her aunt when the young man's name was brought in, and Mrs. Penniman, effacing herself and protesting, made a great point of her niece's going into the drawing-room alone.†
Chpt 6
- She is like a copper kettle that receives a dent; you may polish up the kettle, but you can't efface the mark.
Chpt 21 *efface = remove completely from recognition or memory
Definition:
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(efface as in: efface the memory) remove completely from recognition or memory -- sometimes by erasing