effaces

In some ways, perhaps, these malleable types of women, "soft paste" as one authority has described them, "effaces" in the words of another, are the most dangerous material of all for the commission of crime, their obedience is so complete, so cold and relentless.

A Book of Remarkable Criminals 1918

The palm trees above suggest no tourist brochure—the brightness of their surroundings effaces all details of bark or leaf, leaving nothing but stark silhouettes.

Photo-Op: Dark Light 2011

Reverse graffiti is a type of street art that effaces – not defaces – public property.

REVERSE GRAFFITI: South African Artists Tag Walls By Scrubbing Them Clean | Inhabitat 2010

Reverse graffiti is a type of street art that effaces – not defaces – public property.

South African Reverse Graffiti Artists Tag Up Walls By Scrubbing Them Clean | Inhabitat 2010

During prelabor, which may last for days or weeks, your cervix moves forward, ripens (softens) and effaces (thins or shortens).

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

During prelabor, which may last for days or weeks, your cervix moves forward, ripens (softens) and effaces (thins or shortens).

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

Joined by Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Sotomayor, Stevens wrote that the court was "applying a level of deference to the state court's ruling that effectively effaces the role of the federal courts."

Immigrant's survivors cannot sue federal health officials, Supreme Court rules 2010

The cervix of a multigravida typically effaces and dilates at the same time.

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

The cervix of a primigravida usually effaces a lot before it dilates.

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

The cervix of a multigravida typically effaces and dilates at the same time.

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010