<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>The act of wiping out, erasing, or doing away with something:<ul><li>Example: The gradual effacement of ethnic differences has often been seen as a solution to the difficulties experienced by immigrants.</li></ul></li><li>The act or habit of humbly keeping oneself in the background; self-effacement:<ul><li>Example: There's nothing showy about the way this author writes; a sort of vast humility and effacement echoes through the whole book.</li></ul></li><li>Medicine/Medical: The thinning of bodily tissue, especially of the cervix to prepare for childbirth:<ul><li>Example: Cervical effacement is usually nearly complete before the first phase of labor.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>