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- Dictionaryob·lit·er·ate/əˈblidəˌrāt/
verb
- 1. destroy utterly; wipe out: "the memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of OBLITERATE is to remove utterly from recognition or memory. How to use obliterate in a sentence. Did you know?
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.
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.
verb. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing. synonyms: blot out, hide, obscure, veil. efface. remove completely from recognition or memory. see more. adjective. reduced to nothingness. synonyms: blotted out, obliterated. destroyed. spoiled or ruined or demolished.
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.
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.
Obliterated definition: completely destroyed or done away with, so that little or no trace remains. See examples of OBLITERATED used in a sentence.
When something is obliterated, it disappears or is so damaged, you can barely recognize it. It might be literally wiped out, like a house obliterated by fire, or figuratively destroyed, like your obliterated hopes of marrying your favorite movie star someday.
obliterate meaning, definition, what is obliterate: to destroy something completely so that ...: Learn more.
obliterate something to remove all signs of something, either by destroying or covering it completely. The building was completely obliterated by the bomb. The snow had obliterated their footprints. Everything that happened that night was obliterated from his memory. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
