obliterate
31obliterate — [əˈblɪtəˌreɪt] verb [T] to destroy something completely obliteration [əˌblɪtəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
32obliterate — ob•lit•er•ate [[t]əˈblɪt əˌreɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to remove or destroy all traces of 2) to blot out or render indecipherable; efface • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L oblitterātus, ptp. of oblitterāre to efface, cause to be forgotten =ob… …
33obliterate — /əˈblɪtəreɪt / (say uh blituhrayt) verb (t) (obliterated, obliterating) 1. to remove all traces of; do away with; destroy. 2. to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); cancel; efface. {Latin oblit(t)erātus, past participle,… …
34obliterate — see LETTER …
35obliterate — v.tr. 1 a blot out; efface, erase, destroy. b leave no clear traces of. 2 deface (a postage stamp etc.) to prevent further use. Derivatives: obliteration n. obliterative adj. obliterator n. Etymology: L obliterare (as OB , litera LETTER) …
36obliterate identity — make an identity indistinct, make an identity so it cannot be distinguished …
37obliterate line — A boundary line obliterated by the action of the weather or by agricultural operations, logging, etc …
38blotted out obliterate obliterated — destroyed destroyed adj. 1. p. p. of {destroy}. [Narrower terms: {annihilated, exterminated, wiped out(predicate)}; {blasted, desolate, desolated, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted}; {blighted, spoilt}; {blotted out, obliterate, obliterated};… …
39Obliterated — Obliterate Ob*lit er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obliterated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obliterating}.] [L. obliteratus, p. p. of obliterare to obliterate; ob (see {Ob }) + litera, littera, letter. See {Letter}.] 1. To erase or blot out; to efface; to… …
40Obliterating — Obliterate Ob*lit er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obliterated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obliterating}.] [L. obliteratus, p. p. of obliterare to obliterate; ob (see {Ob }) + litera, littera, letter. See {Letter}.] 1. To erase or blot out; to efface; to… …
