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obliterated; obliterating : to cause to disappear (as a bodily part or a scar) or collapse (as a duct conveying body fluid) a blood vessel obliterated by inflammation
obliterate. However, this decoding depends on a simultaneous appreciation of martyrdom as a radical act which transgresses, even obliterates, key boundaries. From the Cambridge English Corpus. The traditional distinction between rural and urban has, however, largely been obliterated by modern communications.
OBLITERATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of obliterate 2. to remove all signs of something, either by…. Learn more.
formal uk / əˈblɪt. ə r.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.
Obliterated definition: completely destroyed or done away with, so that little or no trace remains. See examples of OBLITERATED used in a sentence.
When you see obliterate, think of evil alien invaders that zap a planet with a destructive ray. In one blast, the planet and all of the people on it are vaporized. The planet is truly obliterated, or completely wiped out.
verb (used with object) , ob·lit·er·at·ed, ob·lit·er·at·ing. to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely. to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface. Synonyms: expunge.