Definition of Obliterate

1. Adjective. Reduced to nothingness.

Exact synonyms: Blotted Out, Obliterated
Similar to: Destroyed

2. Verb. Mark for deletion, rub off, or erase. "Kill these lines in the President's speech"
Exact synonyms: Kill, Wipe Out
Generic synonyms: Take Away, Take Out
Derivative terms: Obliterable, Obliteration, Wipeout

3. Verb. Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing. "A veiled threat"
Exact synonyms: Blot Out, Hide, Obscure, Veil
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Related verbs: Efface
Specialized synonyms: Mystify
Derivative terms: Hiding, Obliterable

4. Verb. Remove completely from recognition or memory. "Efface the memory of the time in the camps"
Exact synonyms: Efface
Generic synonyms: Blur, Dim, Slur
Related verbs: Blot Out, Hide, Obscure, Veil
Derivative terms: Obliteration, Obliteration

5. Verb. Do away with completely, without leaving a trace.

Definition of Obliterate

1. v. t. To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing.

2. a. Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.

Definition of Obliterate

1. Verb. To remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Obliterate

1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]

Medical Definition of Obliterate

1. Scarcely distinct; applied to the markings of insects. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obliterate

obliquely
obliqueness
obliquenesses
obliquer
obliques
obliquest
obliquid
obliquing
obliquities
obliquity
obliquus
obliquus capitis inferior
obliquus capitis superior
obliterable
obliterans
obliterate (current term)
obliterated
obliterates
obliterating
obliterating pericarditis
obliteratingly
obliteration
obliterations
obliterative
obliterative arachnoiditis
obliteratively
obliterator
obliterators
obliviate
obliviated

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