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effacement
noun(ef-face-ment)the act or process of effacing or eliminating something; especially : reduction to insignificance
effacement
noun(ef-face-ment)the thinning or obliteration of tissue or narrowing of an internal anatomical space; especially : the shortening and thinning of the uterine cervix during labor so that only the external orifice remains
effacement
verb(ef-face-ment)to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface; also : to cause to vanish
effacement
verb(ef-face-ment)to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous
effacement
noun(ef-face-ment)the placing or keeping of oneself in an inconspicuous role or position especially due to modesty or shyness