Definitions for obliterateəˈblɪt əˌreɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•lit•er•ateəˈblɪt əˌreɪt(v.t.)-at•ed, -at•ing.
to remove or destroy all traces of.
to blot out or render indecipherable; efface.
Origin of obliterate:
1590–1600; < L oblitterātus, ptp. of oblitterāre to efface, cause to be forgotten =ob-ob - +-litterāre, der. of litteraletter ; see -ate1
ob•lit′er•a`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
blotted out, obliterate, obliterated(verb)
reduced to nothingness
kill, obliterate, wipe out(verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
"kill these lines in the President's speech"
obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide(verb)
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
"a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
obliterate, efface(verb)
remove completely from recognition or memory
"efface the memory of the time in the camps"
obliterate(verb)
do away with completely, without leaving a trace
Wiktionary
obliterate(Verb)
To remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy.
Origin: From oblitteratus, perfect passive participle of oblittero, from oblino.
Webster Dictionary
Obliterate(verb)
to erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing
Obliterate(verb)
to wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity
Obliterate(adj)
scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects
Translations for obliterate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- doodvee, uitwisAfrikaans
- يَطْمُس، يَدْثُرArabic
- заличавамBulgarian
- apagarPortuguese (BR)
- zahladit, smazatCzech
- auslöschenGerman
- udviskeDanish
- εξαλείφω, σβήνωGreek
- borrar, obliterarSpanish
- kustutamaEstonian
- محو کردنFarsi
- peittääFinnish
- effacerFrench
- לִמחוֹק לְגָמרֵיHebrew
- पूरा बूझा देना, नष्ट करनाHindi
- izbrisatiCroatian
- eltörölHungarian
- menutupIndonesian
- þurrka út, afmáIcelandic
- cancellareItalian
- 跡を消すJapanese
- 흔적을 없애다Korean
- išdildyti, sunaikintiLithuanian
- izdzēst; pārklātLatvian
- menutupiMalay
- uitwissenDutch
- dekke til; viske utNorwegian
- zatrzećPolish
- محو کردنPersian
- له مينځه وړلPashto
- apagarPortuguese
- aştergeRomanian
- стиратьRussian
- zmazaťSlovak
- zabrisatiSlovenian
- zatrpatiSerbian
- utplåna, avlägsnaSwedish
- ลบออกหรือปิดบังจนไม่เห็นร่องรอยThai
- bozmak,örtmekTurkish
- 塗抹去，使湮沒Chinese (Trad.)
- згладжуватиUkrainian
- نام و نشان مٹاناUrdu
- xóa sạchVietnamese
- 涂去，使湮没Chinese (Simp.)
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