əˌreɪt verb (used with object), ob·lit·er·at·ed, ob·lit·er·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.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to destroy every trace of; wipe out completely | |
| [C16: from Latin oblitterāre to erase, from ob- out + littera letter] | |
| oblite'ration | |
| —n | |
| o'bliterative | |
| —adj | |
| o'bliterator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
obliterate
c.1600, from L. obliteratus, pp. of obliterare "cause to disappear, efface," from ob "against" + littera (also litera) "letter, script" (see letter); abstracted from phrase literas scribere "write across letters, strike out letters."
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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
To remove an organ or another body part completely, as by surgery, disease, or radiation.
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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