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obliterate
o·blit·er·ate
[
ə blíttə ràyt,
ō blíttə ràyt
]
(
past and past participle
o·blit·er·at·ed
,
present participle
o·blit·er·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
o·blit·er·ates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
destroy utterly:
to destroy something so that nothing remains
2.
erase or obscure:
to erase or obscure something completely, leaving no trace
[
Late 16th century. < Latin
oblitterat-
, past participle of
oblitterare
"remove letters" <
littera
"letter"
]
o·blit·er·a·tion
[
ə blìttə ráysh'n,
ō blìttə ráysh'n
]
noun
o·blit·er·a·tive
adjective
o·blit·er·a·tor
noun
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o·blit·er·a·tion [ ə blìttə ráysh'n, ō blìttə ráysh'n ] nouno·blit·er·a·tive adjectiveo·blit·er·a·tor noun
