Effacement

Definitions

1. The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
   countable, uncountable
2. Withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous; the making of oneself inconspicuous.
   countable, uncountable
3. A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Native Americans seem to have⟳ always placed great value on silence and direct⟳ experience⟳, and in indigenous cultures in general, silence denotes respect⟳ and self-effacement.”

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