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obliterate

/əˈblɪtəreɪt/

/əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/

Translations

obliterateverb

obliterated

Past Simple

obliterated

Past Participle

obliterating

Gerund

/əˈblɪtəreɪt/

/əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/

oblitérerSurtout pour annuler ou marquer un timbre, un cachet, un document.

The postal clerk obliterated the stamps with a bold postmark.

L’employé des postes a oblitéré les timbres avec un cachet bien visible.

effacerAu sens figuré, pour supprimer totalement de la mémoire ou de la perception.

The traumatic event was so severe that she wished she could obliterate it from her mind.

L’événement traumatique était si grave qu’elle souhaitait pouvoir l’effacer de sa mémoire.

anéantir

The hurricane obliterated the small coastal town, leaving nothing but debris.

L’ouragan a anéanti la petite ville côtière, ne laissant que des débris.

Synonyms

wipe out

Antonyms

obliterateadjective

more obliterate

Comp.

most obliterate

Super.

/əˈblɪtəreɪt/

/əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/

Rare, chiefly technical or archaic usage meaning ‘indistinct, effaced’.

effacéAu sens de « indistinct, dont les marques ont disparu ».

The leaves are pale green with an obliterate midrib that is barely discernible.

Les feuilles sont vert pâle avec une nervure médiane effacée, à peine discernable.

Definitions

obliterateverb

To destroy completely, leaving no trace.

The hurricane obliterated the small coastal town, leaving nothing but debris.

To remove or erase completely from recognition or memory.

The traumatic event was so severe that she wished she could obliterate it from her mind.

To cancel or render unusable, as by stamping or marking, especially of a postage stamp.

The postal clerk obliterated the stamps with a bold postmark.

obliterateadjective

Effaced, indistinct, or having the original markings erased; especially (Botany) having veins or other features scarcely visible.

The leaves are pale green with an obliterate midrib that is barely discernible.