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obliterate

oblit·er·ate

transitive verb \ə-ˈbli-tə-ˌrāt, ō-\

: to destroy (something) completely so that nothing is left

oblit·er·at·edoblit·er·at·ing

Full Definition of OBLITERATE

1

a :  to remove utterly from recognition or memory

b :  to remove from existence :  destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of

c :  to cause to disappear (as a bodily part or a scar) or collapse (as a duct conveying body fluid) :  remove 4 obliterated

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2

:  to make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or wearing away

3

:  cancel 4

— oblit·er·a·tion noun

— oblit·er·a·tor noun

Examples of OBLITERATE

1. obliterated

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Origin of OBLITERATE

Latin oblitteratus, past participle of oblitterare, from ob- ob- + littera letter

First Known Use: 1600

Related to OBLITERATE

Synonyms

abolish, black out, blot out, cancel, clean (up), efface, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, annihilate, root (out), rub out, snuff (out), stamp (out), sweep (away), wipe out

Related Words

decimate, demolish, destroy, devastate, ravage; dismantle, flatten, mow (down), raze, tear down; ruin, total, waste, wreck; blast, blow up, dash, dynamite, smash; atomize, consume, devour, dissolve, fragment, powder, pulverize, shatter, splinter; doom, finish, kill, kill off, terminate, zap; cancel, cut, discard, ditch, eject, excise, expel, jettison, oust, throw out

Near Antonyms

conserve, preserve, protect, save; build, construct, create, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, manufacture, shape; fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renew, renovate, repair, restore, revamp

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Rhymes with OBLITERATE

abbreviate, abominate, accelerate, accentuate, accommodate, acculturate, accumulate, adjudicate, adulterate, affiliate, agglomerate, alien...

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oblit·er·ate

transitive verb \ə-ˈblit-ə-ˌrāt, ō-\   (Medical Dictionary)

oblit·er·at·edoblit·er·at·ing

Medical Definition of OBLITERATE

: to cause to disappear (as a bodily part or a scar) or collapse (as a duct conveying body fluid) obliterated

by inflammation>

—oblit·er·a·tion noun