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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.
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 definition: to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.. See examples of OBLITERATE used in a sentence.
to destroy something completely: [ often passive ] The town was obliterated by bombs. (Definition of obliterate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of obliterate. in Chinese (Traditional) 徹底毀掉，抹去，覆蓋（使不留痕跡）, 忘卻，抹掉（想法或感情）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 彻底毁掉，抹去，覆盖（使不留痕迹）, 忘却，抹掉（想法或感情）… See 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.
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.
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. Join us.
What does the verb obliterate mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb obliterate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. obliterate has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. life sciences (late 1600s) pathology (late 1600s) physiology (late 1600s) postage stamps (1840s)
