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obliterate
[ uh-blit-uh-reyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface.
Synonyms:
obliterate
/ əˈɪəˌɪ /
verb
- tr to destroy every trace of; wipe out completely
Derived Forms
- ˈٱپ, adjective
- ˌٱˈپDz, noun
- ˈٱˌٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dz···· [uh, -, blit, -er-, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ····ٴǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of obliterate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of obliterate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The manipulation of the Death Master File itself has obliterated its validity as a data source for financial and commercial institutions.
Accompanying the raid were dozens of airstrikes that obliterated major military installations across Syria — all part of an Israeli campaign to preemptively defang Syria’s new authorities.
One video showed a large section of a 10-storey block of flats obliterated by the attack and victims lying on the road outside.
“If they do, it will obliterate all the other concerns. If they don’t, it’ll feed the narrative.”
“You’ve got to sublimate yourself, your ego, and yes, your identity. You must stand in front of the public and God and obliterate yourself.”
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