John Marshall

I have always believed that national character... depends more on the female part of society than is generally imagined. Precepts from the lips of a beloved mother... sink deep in the heart, and make an impression which is seldom entirely effaced.

American Judge

Timothy D. Snyder

Totalitarianism is not about some state that appears out of nowhere and suddenly is all-powerful. There can't be any such thing. Totalitarianism starts when the difference between your public life and your private life is effaced.

American Author

Horace

The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.

Roman Poet

George Orwell

It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane.

British Author

Carrie Brownstein

The game Rock Band has been haunting me like a bad ring tone. It gets stuck in my head and momentarily effaces all that I love about music.

American Musician

Maurice Baring

Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.

English Dramatist

James Whistler

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

American Artist

Often used metaphorically to express removing traces or evidence of something.

Figurative Use

Can imply a strong emotional desire to remove memories or associations.

Emotional Weight

Suggests thoroughness in the act of removing or deleting.

Complete Removal

Can indicate someone acting humbly or trying to avoid attention.

Humility or Shyness

Commonly used when someone doesn't want to stand out in social settings.

Social Situations

Doesn't mean to physically hide; it's more about demeanor and presence.

Not Physical Hiding

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Efface

Figurative Use

Emotional Weight

Complete Removal

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