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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBLITERATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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….

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBLITERATED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OBLITERATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of obliterate 2. to remove all signs of something, either by….

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMeaning of obliterate in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OBLITERATE meaning: 1. to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be….

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMeaning of obliterated in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OBLITERATED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of obliterate 2. to remove all signs of something, either by….

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBLITERATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OBLITERATION definition: 1. the action of removing all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that….

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBLITERATING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OBLITERATING definition: 1. present participle of obliterate 2. to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or….

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryOBLITERATE | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義

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   OBLITERATE 意味, 定義, OBLITERATE は何か: 1. to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be….

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of obliterate – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   OBLITERATE definition: to destroy something completely: . Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMeaning of obliteration in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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    OBLITERATION meaning: 1. the action of removing all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that….

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-traditionalOBLITERATE in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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    OBLITERATE translate: 徹底毀掉，抹去，覆蓋（使不留痕跡）, 忘卻，抹掉（想法或感情）.