obliterateverb
uk/əˈblɪt.ər.eɪt/us/əˈblɪt̬.ə.reɪt/[ T often passive ] to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be seen:
The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated.
All of a sudden the view was obliterated by the fog.
[ T ] to make an idea or feeling disappear completely:
Maybe she gets drunk to obliterate painful memories.
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Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- fall in
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- teardown
- wipe
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Covering and adding layers
Forgetting and forgetfulness
obliteration
noun [ U ] uk/əˌblɪt.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/əˌblɪt̬.əˈreɪ.ʃən/