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ob·lit·er·ate

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–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

1.	to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.

2.	to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < L oblitterātus (ptp. of oblitterāre, efface, cause to be forgotten), equiv. to ob- ob- + litter(a) letter + -ātus -ate¹

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ob·lit·er·a·ble

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o·blit·er·a·tor, noun

—Synonyms 2. expunge. See cancel.

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o·blit·er·ate Audio Help (ə-blĭt'ə-rāt', ō-blĭt'-) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. o·blit·er·at·ed, o·blit·er·at·ing, o·blit·er·ates

To do away with completely so as to leave no trace. See Synonyms at abolish.
To wipe out, rub off, or erase (writing or other markings).
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.]

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

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