The Only Use of
efface
in
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
- The intellectual part of his nature was already effaced; he had power only to feel, and feeling was torment.
effaced = removed completely from recognition or memory
Definitions:
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(1)
(efface as in: efface the memory) remove completely from recognition or memory -- sometimes by erasing
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(2)
(efface as in: efface herself) to make oneself inconspicuous or unimportant
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rare, specialized senses include:- ballet -- a way of standing at an angle that hides part of the body from view
- medicine -- describing the cervix as getting shorter, softer, and thinner during labor