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verb
- 1. destroy utterly; wipe out: "the memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind" Similar Opposite
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OBLITERATE definition: 1. to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Obliterate definition: to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.. See examples of OBLITERATE used in a sentence.
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.
If you obliterate something such as a memory, emotion, or thought, you remove it completely from your mind. [ literary ] There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him.
1. To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace. See Synonyms at annihilate. 2. To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over: "The name [on the door] had been crudely obliterated with thick, heavy strokes of black paint" (F. Paul Wilson). 3.
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.
obliterate. verb. /əˈblɪt̮əˌreɪt/ [often passive] obliterate something Verb Forms. 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. Want to learn more?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English obliterate o‧blit‧er‧ate / əˈblɪtəreɪt / verb [transitive] 1 DESTROY to destroy something completely so that nothing remains Hiroshima was nearly obliterated by the atomic bomb. see thesaurus at destroy 2 REMOVE to remove a thought, feeling, or memory from someone’s mind Nothing could ...
