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1 self-effacing
adjective* * *self-ef·ˈfac·ingadj zurückhaltend, bescheiden* * *self-effacing adj (adv self-effacingly) zurückhaltend* * *adjective -
2 self-effacing
self-ef·'fac·ing adjzurückhaltend, bescheiden -
3 obliteration
oblit·era·tion[əˌblɪtərˈeɪʃən, AM əˈblɪt̬əˈreɪ-]n no plthe \obliteration of so many letters had rendered the text all but illegible dadurch, dass so viele Buchstaben nicht zu entziffern sind, ist der Text komplett unleserlich geworden* * *[\@"blItə'reISən]nAuslöschen nt; (inf of opponent) Vernichtung f; (= hiding) Verdecken nt* * *2. völlige Verdeckung3. Entwertung f4. Auslöschung f5. MED Verödung f* * *n.Auslöschung f.Vertilgung f. -
4 obliteration
oblit·era·tion [ə ˌblɪtərʼeɪʃən, Am əʼblɪt̬əʼreɪ-] nthe \obliteration of so many letters had rendered the text all but illegible dadurch, dass so viele Buchstaben nicht zu entziffern sind, ist der Text komplett unleserlich geworden
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Effacing — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
effacing 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 … Dictionary of microbiology
effacing — ef·face || ɪ feɪs v. erase, wipe out; destroy … English contemporary dictionary
effacing — … Useful english dictionary
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