obliterated

[ uh-blit-uh-rey-tid ]
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adjective
  1. completely destroyed or done away with, so that little or no trace remains: I stood amid the rubble of obliterated buildings, where not even a feral cat was to be seen.Removing the brain tumor left him with an obliterated memory of the last 15 years.

  2. blotted out completely so that it cannot be read or discerned: He was arrested for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of obliterate.

Origin of obliterated

1
First recorded in 1605–15; obliterate + -ed2 for the adjective senses; obliterate + -ed1 for the verb sense

Other words from obliterated

  • half-ob·lit·er·at·ed, adjective
  • un·ob·lit·er·at·ed, adjective

Words Nearby obliterated

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How to use obliterated in a sentence

  • This first great trouble of his life was only partly obliterated by a still greater grief—the death of his mother.

  • But the rivers, by cutting down and tilling up, have long since obliterated these water areas.

    Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
  • It cannot now, however, be identified, having been obliterated or concealed by the changes of the last two centuries.

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
  • What I have suffered I cannot describe; but I am now with you again, and your kindness has obliterated it all from my memory.

    Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor
  • For a moment, he lost control of himself—they were close together, and the dark had obliterated the room.

    The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson