Englishefface
verb
1 the young ladies have made an impression on my mind which will not easily be effaced:
erase, eradicate, expunge, blot out, rub out, wipe out, remove, eliminate, excise;
delete, cancel, cross out, strike out, ink out, score out, obliterate, blank out, block out, cover over, conceal.
▷antonyms preserve.
2 he retired to the largest chair and attempted to efface himself:
make oneself inconspicuous, keep out of sight, keep oneself to oneself, keep quiet, keep out of the public eye, avoid publicity, keep out of the limelight, lie low, keep a low profile, regard/treat oneself as unimportant, be modest/diffident/retiring, withdraw.
▷antonyms make one's presence felt.
efface Oxford Dictionary of English