🧽effacing

verb
/ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ/

Meaning

erasing or making oneself inconspicuous; to remove or diminish in significance

Example Sentences

She kept effacing herself during the meeting so that others could shine.

Synonyms

erasing, removing, obliterating, diminishing, concealing

Antonyms

highlighting, emphasizing, revealing

Collocations

effacing memory, effacing oneself, effacing traces

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