obliterate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin oblitterātus, perfect passive participle of oblitterō (“blot out”), from oblinō (“smear over”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
obliterate (third-person singular simple present obliterates, present participle obliterating, simple past and past participle obliterated)
- To remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy.
- 1876, William Black, Madcap Violet
- The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are slowly obliterated.
- 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 24962326:
- Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."
- 2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:
- Soham's station had been completely obliterated (the replacement was to close in 1965 and is only now being reopened).
- 1876, William Black, Madcap Violet
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:destroy
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy
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References[edit]
- “obliterate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
obliterate
- inflection of obliterare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
obliterate f pl
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
obliterāte