efface
verb uk/ɪˈfeɪs/ us/ɪˈfeɪs/
(REMOVE)
[ T ] formal抹去，擦掉;消除
to remove something intentionally
The whole country had tried to efface the memory of the old dictatorship. 整个国家都曾试图将那段独裁历史从记忆中抹去。
(BE MODEST)
efface yourself 保持低调;使自己不被人注意;不露锋芒
to behave in a modest way and treat the good things that you have achieved as if they are not important, often because you do not have much confidence
See also: self-effacing