This is the 17471st most frequent Polish word.
zatrzeć
"Zatrzeć" means "to erase," "to blur," or "to obliterate."
In this sentence, 'zatrzeć' is used in the context of removing or erasing traces or evidence of an action.
Musiałem zatrzeć ślady po swojej pracy, aby nikt nie wiedział, co zrobiłem.
I had to erase traces of my work so that no one knew what I had done.
Here, 'zatrzeć' is used metaphorically to describe the blurring or fading of memories over time.
Z upływem lat wspomnienia zaczęły się zacierać i stawać mniej wyraźne.
Over the years, memories started to blur and become less clear.
In this sentence, 'zatrzeć' conveys the act of blurring or merging boundaries between concepts or fields.