obliterate
[ uh-blit-uh-reyt ]
/ əˈblɪt əˌreɪt /
verb (used with object), ob·lit·er·at·ed, ob·lit·er·at·ing.
to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface.
Origin of obliterate
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OTHER WORDS FROM obliterate
ob·lit·er·a·ble [uh-blit-er-uh-buhl] /əˈblɪt ər ə bəl/, adjective o·blit·er·a·tor, noun half-ob·lit·er·at·ed, adjective un·ob·lit·er·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby obliterate
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British Dictionary definitions for obliterated
obliterate
/ (əˈblɪtəˌreɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to destroy every trace of; wipe out completely
Derived forms of obliterate
obliteration, noun obliterative, adjective obliterator, nounWord Origin for obliterate
C16: from Latin
oblitterāre to erase, from
ob- out +
littera letter
Medical definitions for obliterated
obliterate
[ ə-blĭt′ə-rāt′, ō-blĭt′- ]
v.
To remove an organ or another body part completely, as by surgery, disease, or radiation.
To blot out, especially through filling of a natural space by fibrosis or inflammation.