1.(remove)+ name, image使淡忘；忘却；+ memory冲淡
The event has helped efface the country's traditional image.该事件使这个国家的以往形象有所改观。
He'd hoped to efface the memory of an embarrassing speech.他希望把那次令人尴尬的演讲从记忆中抹去。
2.(erase)擦掉；抹去
The name of the ship had been effaced from the menus.那艘船的名字已经从菜单中删除了。
3.to efface yourself
(be humble)使自己不被注意；使自己显得微不足道
He would have to efface himself before his visitor.他得在来访者面前谦卑一些。