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to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be seen: The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated. All of a sudden the view was obliterated by the fog. [ T ] to make an idea or feeling disappear completely: Maybe she gets drunk to obliterate painful memories.
1. a. : to remove utterly from recognition or memory. … a successful love crowned all other successes and obliterated all other failures. J. W. Krutch. b. : to remove from existence : destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of. The tide eventually obliterated all evidence of our sandcastles. c.
to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be seen: The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated. All of a sudden the view was obliterated by the fog. [ T ] to make an idea or feeling disappear completely: Maybe she gets drunk to obliterate painful memories.
Obliterated definition: completely destroyed or done away with, so that little or no trace remains. See examples of OBLITERATED used in a sentence.
to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely. to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface. Synonyms: expunge. obliterate. / əˈblɪtəˌreɪt / verb. tr to destroy every trace of; wipe out completely. Discover More. Derived Forms. oˈbliterative, adjective. oˌbliteˈration, noun. oˈbliterˌator, noun.
obliterate something to remove all signs of something, either by destroying or covering it completely. The building was completely obliterated by the bomb. The snow had obliterated their footprints. Everything that happened that night was obliterated from his memory. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
verb. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing. synonyms: blot out, hide, obscure, veil. efface. remove completely from recognition or memory. see more. adjective. reduced to nothingness. synonyms: blotted out, obliterated. destroyed. spoiled or ruined or demolished.
the action of removing all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be seen: The war resulted in the obliteration of hundreds of villages. The reef faces obliteration in the near future. See. obliterate. Fewer examples. These farmers are seeing the complete obliteration of everything they've known.
1 to remove all signs of something, either by destroying or covering it completely The building was completely obliterated by the bomb. The snow had obliterated their footprints.
When something is obliterated, it disappears or is so damaged, you can barely recognize it. It might be literally wiped out, like a house obliterated by fire, or figuratively destroyed, like your obliterated hopes of marrying your favorite movie star someday.
