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   obliterate

   /əˈblɪtəreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. destroy utterly; wipe out: "the memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind" Similar destroywipe outannihilateexterminateextirpatedemolisheliminateeradicatekilldecimateliquidatewipe off the face of the earthwipe off the mapinformal:zapOpposite createestablish
   • ▪ make invisible or indistinct; conceal or cover: "clouds were darkening, obliterating the sun"
   • ▪ cancel (something, especially a postage stamp) to prevent further use: "the special stamp should be placed on the left-hand side and not be used to obliterate the postage stamp" Similar eraseeradicateexpungeeffaceblot outrub outwipe outremove all traces ofblank outblock outdeletestrike outcancelcross outink outscore out

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin obliterat- ‘struck out, erased’, from the verb obliterare, based on littera ‘letter, something written’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. obliterative adjective
   • 2. obliterator noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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