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obliterate

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Main Entry:
oblit·er·ate 
          Listen to the pronunciation of obliterate
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈbli-tə-ˌrāt, ō-\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
oblit·er·at·ed; oblit·er·at·ing
Etymology:
Latin oblitteratus, past participle of oblitterare, from ob- ob- + littera letter
Date:
1600
1 a: to remove utterly from recognition or memory b: to remove from existence : destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of c: to cause to disappear (as a bodily part or a scar) or collapse (as a duct conveying body fluid) : remove 4 <a blood vessel obliterated by inflammation>2: to make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or wearing away3: cancel 4
oblit·er·a·tion 
          Listen to the pronunciation of obliteration \-ˌbli-tə-ˈrā-shən\ noun
oblit·er·a·tor 
          Listen to the pronunciation of obliterator \-ˈbli-tə-ˌrā-tər\ noun


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