An archaic or obsolete term meaning to expose, reveal, or make apparent something hidden.
From Old French 'effaire,' derived from Latin 'ex-' (out) and 'facere' (to make/do). This word represents an older sense of 'making out' or bringing forth, contrasting with modern 'efface.'
While 'efface' means to hide, 'effare' meant to reveal—they're semantic opposites from the same Latin roots! This shows how English once had more explicit pairs of antonyms, and we've largely lost the revealing half of this word pair over time.
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