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cut out vs efface

efface vs cut out

cut out is an adjective but efface is not an adjective.

cut out and efface both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cut out No Yes Yes No
efface No No Yes No
As verbs, efface is a hypernym of cut out; that is, efface is a word with a broader meaning than cut out:
  • cut out: strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out
  • efface: remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
Other hypernyms of cut out include erase, rub out, score out, wipe off.
cut out (adjective) efface (adjective)
having been cut out
cut out (verb) efface (verb)
delete or remove remove completely from recognition or memory
cease operating remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
intercept (a player) make inconspicuous
strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out
form and create by cutting out
cut off and stop
Difference between cut out and efface

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