Complete Definition of "obliterate"

English

Etymology
From Latin obliteratum, past participle of obliterare ("ob"- against + "litera" - letter) meaning to erase.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-obliterate.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|obliterat|ing

  1. To remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy.

Translations
Finnish: tuhota, hävittää

io:obliterate
it:obliterate
te:obliterate
vi:obliterate
zh:obliterate

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