obliterated
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.
blotted out completely so that it cannot be read or discerned: He was arrested for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
the simple past tense and past participle of obliterate.
Origin of obliterated
1Other 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
By Dan P. Lee, New York Magazine She was 22 when her memory was obliterated.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Sept. 22-28, 2014 | John Boot | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven in the 1930s at the genesis of his long relationship with Vogue, the sheer drama of his work obliterated the competition.
How Horst Captured Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, and Vivien Leigh—and Changed Fashion Photography | Patrick Strudwick | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLate in the afternoon of April 26, 1937 waves of bombers obliterated the ancient capital of Basque Spain, Guernica.
Life Under Air Strikes: Children Under Fire Will Never Forget — or Forgive | Clive Irving | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLava and ash fell for days; the sun was obliterated for three months.
The fiasco over Proposition 8, she notes, should have been a case for the Avengers, but they were now “obliterated.”
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This first great trouble of his life was only partly obliterated by a still greater grief—the death of his mother.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyBut the rivers, by cutting down and tilling up, have long since obliterated these water areas.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerIt cannot now, however, be identified, having been obliterated or concealed by the changes of the last two centuries.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowWhat 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 TaylorFor a moment, he lost control of himself—they were close together, and the dark had obliterated the room.
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