efface vs erase

efface and erase both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
efface	No	No	Yes	No
erase	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, efface and erase are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of efface include rub out, score out, wipe off.

efface (verb)	erase (verb)
remove completely from recognition or memory	remove from memory or existence
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing	wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
make inconspicuous	remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing