obliterativeadj.

Brit.

/əˈblɪt(ə)rətɪv/, U.S.

/əˈblɪdəˌreɪdɪv/,

/oʊˈblɪdəˌreɪdɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obliterate v., -ive suffix.

Etymology: < obliterate v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier obliterating adj.

1. Characterized by or tending to cause obliteration, obliterating.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > tending to obliterate

obliterative1827

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. v. iii. 50 Forgery is susceptible of one main distinction—into fabricative and obliterative.

1842 E. B. Barrett Some Acct. Greek Christian Poets in Athenæum 12 Mar. 229/3 The obliterative sponge, we hear of in Æschylus, has washed out every verse except this cento's ‘damned spot.’

1858 National Rev. Oct. 342 If the education and lives of women have been so utterly obliterative of such important qualities [etc.].

1974 R. Heilbroner Human Prospect ii. 57 The external challenge of the human prospect, with its threats of runaway populations, obliterative war, and potential environmental collapse, can be seen as an extended and growing crisis.

1996 R. J. Reising Loose Ends 206 The primary revision is the apparent absence of the obliterative moment for Thoreau.

2. Pathology. Causing or involving obliteration, esp. of blood vessels.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [adjective] > tending to obliterate

obliterative1883

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > degeneration or disruption > obliteration

obliterative1883

1883 Jrnl. Anat. & Physiol. 17 ii. 180 (title) Obliterative endarteritis, and the inflammatory changes in the coats of the small vessels.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 301 Specimen of obliterative endarteritis.

1955 Postgrad. Med. Jrnl. 31 188 (title) Report on a case of chronic obliterative cholangitis.

1980 Ann. Clin. & Lab. Sci. 10 518 A widespread chronic obliterative process involving the intrahepatic venous system.

1994 Cardiovasc. Surg. 2 489 For internal iliac aneurysms, the procedures were aneurysmorrhaphy (partial resection) in five, obliterative endoaneurysmorrhaphy in seven, aneurysmectomy in two, and thromboexclusion in two.

2003 Clin. & Exper. Immunol. 133 290 Acute rejection is the principal risk factor for obliterative bronchiolitis, the major complication of lung transplantation.

3. Zoology. Of coloration or shading: cryptic, of the nature of countershading.

ΚΠ

1909 A. H. Thayer Concealing-coloration in Animal Kingdom ii. 25 Obliterative Coloration is a phrase that will fit the general principle, and Obliterative or Countershading may be used as a stricter term for the essential root of it.

1940 H. B. Cott Adaptive Coloration in Animals i. iii. 39 The appearance of obliterative shading can be..reproduced by means of patterns..rather than by the more usual method of graded ground colour.

1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 139/2 Obliterative shading forms a basis for the coloration of nearly all cryptic birds, whether or not they carry a super-imposed pattern.

1988 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 320 477 General colour resemblance.., obliterative shading and disruptive coloration are all used by cuttlefish to conceal their colour, relief, contour and shadow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obliterative
释义	obliterativeadj. Brit. /əˈblɪt(ə)rətɪv/, U.S. /əˈblɪdəˌreɪdɪv/, /oʊˈblɪdəˌreɪdɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obliterate v., -ive suffix. Etymology: < obliterate v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier obliterating adj. 1. Characterized by or tending to cause obliteration, obliterating. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > tending to obliterate obliterative1827 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. v. iii. 50 Forgery is susceptible of one main distinction—into fabricative and obliterative. 1842 E. B. Barrett Some Acct. Greek Christian Poets in Athenæum 12 Mar. 229/3 The obliterative sponge, we hear of in Æschylus, has washed out every verse except this cento's ‘damned spot.’ 1858 National Rev. Oct. 342 If the education and lives of women have been so utterly obliterative of such important qualities [etc.]. 1974 R. Heilbroner Human Prospect ii. 57 The external challenge of the human prospect, with its threats of runaway populations, obliterative war, and potential environmental collapse, can be seen as an extended and growing crisis. 1996 R. J. Reising Loose Ends 206 The primary revision is the apparent absence of the obliterative moment for Thoreau. 2. Pathology. Causing or involving obliteration, esp. of blood vessels. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [adjective] > tending to obliterate obliterative1883 the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > degeneration or disruption > obliteration obliterative1883 1883 Jrnl. Anat. & Physiol. 17 ii. 180 (title) Obliterative endarteritis, and the inflammatory changes in the coats of the small vessels. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 301 Specimen of obliterative endarteritis. 1955 Postgrad. Med. Jrnl. 31 188 (title) Report on a case of chronic obliterative cholangitis. 1980 Ann. Clin. & Lab. Sci. 10 518 A widespread chronic obliterative process involving the intrahepatic venous system. 1994 Cardiovasc. Surg. 2 489 For internal iliac aneurysms, the procedures were aneurysmorrhaphy (partial resection) in five, obliterative endoaneurysmorrhaphy in seven, aneurysmectomy in two, and thromboexclusion in two. 2003 Clin. & Exper. Immunol. 133 290 Acute rejection is the principal risk factor for obliterative bronchiolitis, the major complication of lung transplantation. 3. Zoology. Of coloration or shading: cryptic, of the nature of countershading. ΚΠ 1909 A. H. Thayer Concealing-coloration in Animal Kingdom ii. 25 Obliterative Coloration is a phrase that will fit the general principle, and Obliterative or Countershading may be used as a stricter term for the essential root of it. 1940 H. B. Cott Adaptive Coloration in Animals i. iii. 39 The appearance of obliterative shading can be..reproduced by means of patterns..rather than by the more usual method of graded ground colour. 1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 139/2 Obliterative shading forms a basis for the coloration of nearly all cryptic birds, whether or not they carry a super-imposed pattern. 1988 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 320 477 General colour resemblance.., obliterative shading and disruptive coloration are all used by cuttlefish to conceal their colour, relief, contour and shadow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1827
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