Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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efface | No | No | Yes | No |
obscure | No | Yes | Yes | No |
efface (adjective) | obscure (adjective) |
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difficult to find | |
marked by difficulty of style or expression | |
not drawing attention | |
not famous or acclaimed | |
not clearly expressed or understood | |
remote and separate physically or socially |
efface (verb) | obscure (verb) |
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remove completely from recognition or memory | make unintelligible or unclear |
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing | make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing |
make inconspicuous | reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa |
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | |
make less visible or unclear |