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o·blit·er·ate
(ə-blĭt′ə-rāt′, ō-blĭt′-)tr.v. o·blit·er·at·ed, o·blit·er·at·ing, o·blit·er·ates
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. Medicine To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.
[Latin oblitterāre, oblitterāt-, to erase, from ob litterās (scrībere), (to write) over letters (ob, over; see ob- + litterās, accusative pl. of littera, letter) and from oblītus, past participle of oblīvīscī, to forget; see oblivion.]
o·blit′er·a′tion n.
o·blit′er·a′tive (-ə-rā′tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv) adj.
o·blit′er·a′tor n.
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obliterate
(əˈblɪtəˌreɪt)vb
(tr) to destroy every trace of; wipe out completely
[C16: from Latin oblitterāre to erase, from ob- out + littera letter]
oˌbliteˈration n
oˈbliterative adj
oˈbliterˌator n
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ob•lit•er•ate
(əˈblɪt əˌreɪt)v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to remove or destroy all traces of.
2. to blot out or render indecipherable; efface.
[1590–1600; < Latin oblitterātus, past participle of oblitterāre to efface, cause to be forgotten =ob- ob- + -litterāre, derivative of littera letter; see -ate1]
ob•lit′er•a•ble (-ər ə bəl) adj.
ob•lit`er•a′tion, n.
ob•lit′er•a`tor, n.
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obliterate
Past participle: obliterated
Gerund: obliterating
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| Verb | 1. | obliterate - mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech" |
| 2. | obliterate - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" mystify - make mysterious; "mystify the story" | |
| 3. | obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" blot out, obliterate, veil, hide, obscure - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" | |
| 4. | obliterate - do away with completely, without leaving a trace do away with, eliminate, get rid of, extinguish - terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts" | |
| Adj. | 1. | obliterate - reduced to nothingness destroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind" |
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obliterate
verb
1. destroy, eliminate, devastate, waste, wreck, wipe out, demolish, ravage, eradicate, desolate, annihilate, put paid to, raze, blow to bits, extirpate, blow sky-high, destroy root and branch, wipe from or off the face of the earth Whole villages were obliterated by the fire.
destroy make, build, create, establish, construct
destroy make, build, create, establish, construct
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
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verb1. To destroy all traces of:
abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.
Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.
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Translations
يُزيل، يَمْحَق، يُدَمِّريَطْمُس، يَدْثُر
udsletteudviske
hävittäätuhota
eltörölkiirt
òurrka út, afmáòurrka út, eyîa
išdildytinušluoti nuo žemės paviršiaus
izdzēstiznīcinātnoslaucīt no zemes virsaspārklāt
vyhladiťzmazať
obliterate
[əˈblɪtəreɪt] VTCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[əˈblɪtəreɪt] vt (= destroy) [+ object, place] → anéantir
[+ memory, feeling] → oblitérer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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vt (= erase, abolish) → auslöschen; past, memory also → tilgen (geh); city also → vernichten; (inf) opposite team etc → vernichten; (= hide from sight) sun, view → verdecken; the coffee stain has obliterated most of the text → der Kaffeefleck hat den Text fast ganz unkenntlich gemacht; by the 19th century this disease had been completely obliterated → im 19. Jahrhundert war dann diese Krankheit völlig ausgerottet
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
obliterate
(əˈblitəreit) verb1. to cover, to prevent from being visible. The sand-storm obliterated his footprints.
2. to destroy completely. The town was obliterated by the bombs.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
obliterate
v. obliterar, anular, destruir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012