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ob⋅lit⋅er⋅ate

  [uh-blit-uh-reyt]
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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 -ate 1

Related forms:
ob⋅lit⋅er⋅a⋅ble  [uh-blit-er-uh-buhl] , adjective
o⋅blit⋅er⋅a⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
2. expunge. See cancel.
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Main Entry: oblit·er·ate
Pronunciation: &-'blit-&-"rAt, O-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed;-at·ing
: to cause to disappear (as a bodily part or a scar) or collapse (as a duct conveying body fluid) obliterated by inflammation>obliterate the gallbladder by electrosurgical methods> —oblit·er·a·tion /-"blit-&-'rA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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obliterate o·blit·er·ate (ə-blĭt'ə-rāt', ō-blĭt'-)
v. o·blit·er·at·ed, o·blit·er·at·ing, o·blit·er·ates

  1. To remove an organ or another body part completely, as by surgery, disease, or radiation.

  2. To blot out, especially through filling of a natural space by fibrosis or inflammation.

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

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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