What does obliterate mean?
Definitions for obliterate
əˈblɪt əˌreɪtoblit·er·ate
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word obliterate.
Princeton's WordNet
blotted out, obliterate, obliteratedverb
reduced to nothingness
kill, obliterate, wipe outverb
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
"kill these lines in the President's speech"
obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hideverb
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
"a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
obliterate, effaceverb
remove completely from recognition or memory
"efface the memory of the time in the camps"
obliterateverb
do away with completely, without leaving a trace
Wiktionary
obliterateverb
To remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy.
Etymology: From oblitteratus, perfect passive participle of oblittero, from oblino.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To OBLITERATEverb
Etymology: oblitero, ob and litera, Latin.
Wars and desolations obliterate many ancient monuments. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.
Let men consider themselves as ensnared in that unhappy contract, which has rendered them part of the Devil’s possession, and contrive how they may obliterate that reproach, and disentangle their mortgaged souls. Decay of Piety.
These simple ideas, the understanding can no more refuse to have, or alter, or blot them out, than a mirrour can refuse, alter, or obliterate the images, which the objects set before it produce. John Locke.
Wikipedia
Obliterate
Obliterate is a grindcore band from Košice. Founded in 1992, it became one of the first bands of this genre in Slovakia.
ChatGPT
obliterate
To obliterate means to completely destroy or eradicate something, leaving no trace behind. It can also refer to the act of making something invisible or unrecognizable, often through very thorough or violent means. This can apply to physical objects, concepts, or even emotions and memories.
Webster Dictionary
Obliterateverb
to erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing
Obliterateverb
to wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity
Obliterateadjective
scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects
Etymology: [L. obliteratus, p. p. of obliterare to obliterate; ob (see Ob-) + litera, littera, letter. See Letter.]
Wikidata
Obliterate
Obliterate is a grindcore band from Košice. Founded in 1992, as one of the first band of this genre in Slovakia
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Obliterate
ob-lit′ėr-āt, v.t. to blot out, so as not to be readable: to wear out: to destroy: to reduce to a very low state.—n. Obliterā′tion, act of obliterating: a blotting or wearing out: extinction.—adj. Oblit′erātive. [L. obliterāre, -ātum—ob, over, litera, a letter.]
Entomology
Obliterate
nearly washed out; indistinct.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of obliterate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of obliterate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of obliterate in a Sentence
Grief is different. Grief has no distance. Grief comes in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken the knees and blind the eyes and obliterate the dailiness of life.
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
This is not a battle between different faiths, different sects or different civilizations, this is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life and decent people of all religions who seek to protect it.
We have seen a lack of stability over 30 years and four governors, said Nicholas Alahverdian. We have seen a lack of care. And now — in an election year — we have seen a complete and utter lack of bureaucratic mastery to obliterate the red tape and provide tangible, enduring solutions to children and adolescents in state care.
This is not a battle between different faiths, different sects or different civilizations, this is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life, and decent people of all religions who seek to protect it. This is a battle between good and evil.
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- طمسArabic
- auslöschenGerman
- σβήνωGreek
- borrar, arrasar, obliterar, remover, destruirSpanish
- از بین بردنPersian
- tuhota, hävittääFinnish
- eltöröl, kiirtHungarian
- annullare, spazzare, obliterareItalian
- oblitterōLatin
- urupatuMāori
- uitwissenDutch
- aniquilarPortuguese
- уничтожитьRussian
- utplånaSwedish
- xóa bỏVietnamese
- 泯Chinese
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