obliterate

(ə-blĭt'ə-rāt', ō-blĭt'-)
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

1. To do away with completely so as to leave no trace. See synonyms at abolish.
2. To wipe out, rub off, or erase (writing or other markings).
3. Medicine. To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.

[Latin oblitterāre, oblitterāt-, to erase, from ob litterās (scrībere), (to write) over letters (ob, over; see ob- + litterās, accusative pl. of littera, letter) and from oblītus, past participle of oblīvīscī, to forget; see oblivion.]

obliteration o·blit'er·a'tion n.
obliterative o·blit'er·a'tive (-ə-rā'tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv) adj.
obliterator o·blit'er·a'tor n.

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verb

1. To destroy all traces of: abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill¹, liquidate, remove, root¹ (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out. Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to. See help/harm/harmless, make/unmake.
2. To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean: annul, blot (out), cancel, cross (off or out), delete, efface, erase, expunge, rub (out), scratch (out), strike (out), undo, wipe (out), x (out). Law vacate. See continue/stop/pause.

v

Definition: destroy
Antonyms: build, construct, create

IN BRIEF: To make disappear completely.

Beware of allowing a tactless word, a rebuttal, a rejection to obliterate the whole sky. — Anais Nin (1903-1977), American-French writer, from The Diary of Anaïs Nin, vol. III, 1969, January 1944.

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Complete removal, by disease, degeneration, surgical procedure, irradiation, etc.

For a list of words related to obliterate, see:

• Violent Actions - obliterate: destroy completely, erase; expunge

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udslette, tilintetgøre

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitwissen, doorhalen, vernietigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - effacer, masquer (la vue), effacer de (la mémoire), oblitérer (un timbre)

Deutsch (German)
v. - auslöschen, vernichten, entwerten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξαλείφω, καταστρέφω ολοσχερώς, σβήνω, (για χαρτόσημο κ.λπ.) ακυρώνω

Italiano (Italian)
obliterare, annientare, annullare, asportare, rimuovere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - obliterar

Русский (Russian)
стирать, уничтожать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - borrar, tachar, destruir, arrasar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utplåna, stryka ut, avlägsna, tillintetgöra, makulera, stämpla(frimärken)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
涂去, 删除, 擦去

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 塗去, 刪除, 擦去

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 흔적을 없애다, 문자를 지우다, 기억을 지우다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 抹消する, 痕跡をなくす, 削除する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمحو, يطمس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מחק, השמיד, לא השאיר עקבות, השחית (בול דואר וכד') למנוע שימוש נוסף‬

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