effacing
1Effacing — Efface Ef*face , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effaced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effacing}.] [F. effacer; pref. es (L. ex) + face face; prop., to destroy the face or form. See {Face}, and cf. {Deface}.] 1. To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or… …
2effacing lesion — (le zhěn) The type of lesion caused by enteropathogenic strains of E. coli (EPEC) when the bacteria attach to and destroy the brush border of intestinal epithelial cells. The term AE (attaching effacing) E. coli is now used to designate true EPEC …
3effacing — ef·face || ɪ feɪs v. erase, wipe out; destroy …
4effacing — …
5self-effacing — ADJ GRADED Someone who is self effacing does not like talking about themselves or drawing attention to themselves. As women we tend to be self effacing and make light of what we have achieved. ...the slightly self effacing manner adopted by many… …
6self-effacing — 1902, from SELF (Cf. self) + effacing (see EFFACE (Cf. efface)). Self effacement is recorded from 1866 …
7self-effacing — adj. retiring; modest; timid. Derivatives: self effacement n. self effacingly adv. * * * ˌself efˈfacing [self effacement self effacing] adjective not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your abilities …
8self-effacing — adjective Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable. Clark Kents self effacing behavior is to purposefully make people ignore him …
9self-effacing — index diffident, unobtrusive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10self-effacing — self ef facing adj not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your achievements = ↑modest ▪ a quiet, self effacing man >self effacement n [U] …
