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o·blit·er·ate O0011700 (ə-blĭt′ə-rāt′, ō-blĭt′-)tr.v. o·blit·er·at·ed, o·blit·er·at·ing, o·blit·er·ates 1. To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace. See Synonyms at annihilate.2. To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over: "The name [on the door] had been crudely obliterated with thick, heavy strokes of black paint" (F. Paul Wilson).3. Medicine To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.
[Latin oblitterāre, oblitterāt-, to erase, from ob litterās (scrībere), (to write) over letters (ob, over; see ob- + litterās, accusative pl. of littera, letter) and from oblītus, past participle of oblīvīscī, to forget; see oblivion.]
o·blit′er·a′tion n.o·blit′er·a′tive (-ə-rā′tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv) adj.o·blit′er·a′tor n.obliterate (əˈblɪtəˌreɪt) vb (tr) to destroy every trace of; wipe out completely[C16: from Latin oblitterāre to erase, from ob- out + littera letter] oˌbliteˈration n oˈbliterative adj oˈbliterˌator nob•lit•er•ate (əˈblɪt əˌreɪt)
v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to remove or destroy all traces of. 2. to blot out or render indecipherable; efface. [1590–1600; < Latin oblitterātus, past participle of oblitterāre to efface, cause to be forgotten =ob- ob- + -litterāre, derivative of littera letter; see -ate1] ob•lit′er•a•ble (-ər ə bəl) adj. ob•lit`er•a′tion, n. ob•lit′er•a`tor, n. obliterate
Past participle: obliterated
Gerund: obliterating
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| obliterate | | obliterate |
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| I obliterate | | you obliterate | | he/she/it obliterates | | we obliterate | | you obliterate | | they obliterate |
| Preterite |
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| I obliterated | | you obliterated | | he/she/it obliterated | | we obliterated | | you obliterated | | they obliterated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am obliterating | | you are obliterating | | he/she/it is obliterating | | we are obliterating | | you are obliterating | | they are obliterating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have obliterated | | you have obliterated | | he/she/it has obliterated | | we have obliterated | | you have obliterated | | they have obliterated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was obliterating | | you were obliterating | | he/she/it was obliterating | | we were obliterating | | you were obliterating | | they were obliterating |
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| I had obliterated | | you had obliterated | | he/she/it had obliterated | | we had obliterated | | you had obliterated | | they had obliterated |
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| I will obliterate | | you will obliterate | | he/she/it will obliterate | | we will obliterate | | you will obliterate | | they will obliterate |
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| I will have obliterated | | you will have obliterated | | he/she/it will have obliterated | | we will have obliterated | | you will have obliterated | | they will have obliterated |
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| I will be obliterating | | you will be obliterating | | he/she/it will be obliterating | | we will be obliterating | | you will be obliterating | | they will be obliterating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been obliterating | | you have been obliterating | | he/she/it has been obliterating | | we have been obliterating | | you have been obliterating | | they have been obliterating |
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| I will have been obliterating | | you will have been obliterating | | he/she/it will have been obliterating | | we will have been obliterating | | you will have been obliterating | | they will have been obliterating |
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| I had been obliterating | | you had been obliterating | | he/she/it had been obliterating | | we had been obliterating | | you had been obliterating | | they had been obliterating |
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| I would obliterate | | you would obliterate | | he/she/it would obliterate | | we would obliterate | | you would obliterate | | they would obliterate |
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| I would have obliterated | | you would have obliterated | | he/she/it would have obliterated | | we would have obliterated | | you would have obliterated | | they would have obliterated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | obliterate - mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"wipe out, killtake away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | | 2. | obliterate - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"blot out, veil, hide, obscurealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"mystify - make mysterious; "mystify the story" | | 3. | obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"effaceslur, dim, blur - become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"blot out, obliterate, veil, hide, obscure - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" | | 4. | obliterate - do away with completely, without leaving a tracedo away with, eliminate, get rid of, extinguish - terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts" | | Adj. | 1. | obliterate - reduced to nothingnessblotted out, obliterateddestroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind" |
obliterateverb1. destroy, eliminate, devastate, waste, wreck, wipe out, demolish, ravage, eradicate, desolate, annihilate, put paid to, raze, blow to bits, extirpate, blow sky-high, destroy root and branch, wipe from or off the face of the earth Whole villages were obliterated by the fire.
destroy make, build, create, establish, construct2. eradicate, remove, eliminate, cancel, get rid of, wipe out, erase, excise, delete, extinguish, root out, efface, blot out, expunge, extirpate He drank to obliterate the memory of what had occurred.obliterateverb1. To destroy all traces of:abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.2. To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean:annul, blot (out), cancel, cross (off or out), delete, efface, erase, expunge, rub (out), scratch (out), strike (out), undo, wipe (out), x (out).Law: vacate.Translationsobliterate (əˈblitəreit) verb1. to cover, to prevent from being visible. The sand-storm obliterated his footprints. 塗抹去，使湮沒 涂去，使湮没 2. to destroy completely. The town was obliterated by the bombs. 使消失 使消失obliterateenUK
obliterate (someone or something) from (something or some place)To erase or destroy every trace of someone or something from some place or thing. The military coup has become hell bent on obliterating their opponents from every corner of the country. We'll have to use a sandblaster to obliterate the graffiti from the wall.See also: obliterateobliteratedslang Extremely drunk. They kept feeding me shots of tequila on my birthday, so I was completely obliterated by the end of the night.See also: obliterateobliterate someone or something from somethingto destroy or wipe out someone or something from something. Karen obliterated the writing from the wall. Max set out to obliterate Lefty "Fingers" Moran from the face of the earth.See also: obliterateobliterated mod. drunk. Fred was obliterated and couldn’t walk to his car, let alone drive it. See also: obliterateEncyclopediaSeeObliterationobliterateenUK
obliterate (ə-blĭt′ə-rāt′, ō-blĭt′-)tr.v. obliter·ated, obliter·ating, obliter·ates Medicine To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.
o·blit′er·a′tion n.o·blit′er·a′tive (-ə-rā′tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv) adj.o·blit′er·a′tor n.obliterateenUK
Synonyms for obliterateverb destroySynonyms- destroy
- eliminate
- devastate
- waste
- wreck
- wipe out
- demolish
- ravage
- eradicate
- desolate
- annihilate
- put paid to
- raze
- blow to bits
- extirpate
- blow sky-high
- destroy root and branch
- wipe from or off the face of the earth
Antonyms- make
- build
- create
- establish
- construct
verb eradicateSynonyms- eradicate
- remove
- eliminate
- cancel
- get rid of
- wipe out
- erase
- excise
- delete
- extinguish
- root out
- efface
- blot out
- expunge
- extirpate
Synonyms for obliterateverb to destroy all traces ofSynonyms- abolish
- annihilate
- blot out
- clear
- eradicate
- erase
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- kill
- liquidate
- remove
- root
- rub out
- snuff out
- stamp out
- uproot
- wipe out
verb to remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping cleanSynonyms- annul
- blot
- cancel
- cross
- delete
- efface
- erase
- expunge
- rub
- scratch
- strike
- undo
- wipe
- x
- vacate
Synonyms for obliterateverb mark for deletion, rub off, or eraseSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealingSynonymsRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- efface
- obliterate
- mystify
verb remove completely from recognition or memorySynonymsRelated Words- slur
- dim
- blur
- blot out
- obliterate
- veil
- hide
- obscure
verb do away with completely, without leaving a traceRelated Words- do away with
- eliminate
- get rid of
- extinguish
adj reduced to nothingnessSynonymsRelated Words |