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obliterate

[ uh-blit-uh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

obliterated, obliterating.
  1. to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
  2. to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface.

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obliterate

/ əˈɪəˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to destroy every trace of; wipe out completely
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱپ, adjective
  • ˌٱˈپDz, noun
  • ˈٱˌٴǰ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz···· [uh, -, blit, -er-, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • ····ٴǰ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of obliterate1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin Dzٳٱٳܲ “effaced,” past participle of Dzٳٱ “to efface, cause to be forgotten,” equivalent to ob- ob- + litter(a) letter 1 + -, infinitive verb suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of obliterate1

C16: from Latin Dzٳٱ to erase, from ob- out + littera letter
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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The manipulation of the Death Master File itself has obliterated its validity as a data source for financial and commercial institutions.

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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.

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One video showed a large section of a 10-storey block of flats obliterated by the attack and victims lying on the road outside.

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“If they do, it will obliterate all the other concerns. If they don’t, it’ll feed the narrative.”

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“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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