Meanings (ES + gloss)
borrar
To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
An outline of the same device might be traced on his shield, though many a blow had almost effaced the painting.
Do not efface what I've written on the chalkboard.
borrar
To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.
Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol.
The bright records of the last hour effaced all the darker traces left by long and weary days.