(~s, effacing, ~d)
To ~ something means to destroy or remove it so that it cannot be seen any more. (FORMAL)
...an event that has helped ~ the country’s traditional image...
VERB: V n
see also self-effacing
(~s, effacing, ~d)
To ~ something means to destroy or remove it so that it cannot be seen any more. (FORMAL)
...an event that has helped ~ the country’s traditional image...
VERB: V n
see also self-effacing
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012