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obliterated
UK
/əˈblɪtəreɪtɪd/
US
/əˈblɪtəˌreɪtɪd/
Translations
more obliterated
Comp.
most obliterated
Super.
UK
/əˈblɪtəreɪtɪd/
US
/əˈblɪtəreɪtɪd/
The obliterated city lay in ruins after the devastating earthquake.
La ville détruite gisait en ruines après le tremblement de terre dévastateur.
The old inscriptions on the monument were obliterated by years of weathering.
Les anciennes inscriptions du monument были effacées par des années d'érosion.
After the party, he was so obliterated that he couldn't remember how he got home.
Après la fête, il était tellement défoncé qu'il ne se souvenait pas de la façon dont il était rentré chez lui.
obliterated
Past Simple
obliterated
Past Simple
obliterated
Past Participle
obliterating
Gerund
UK
/əˈblɪtəreɪt/
US
/əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/
The hurricane obliterated the small coastal town, leaving nothing but debris.
L’ouragan a anéanti la petite ville côtière, ne laissant que des débris.
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.
The postal clerk obliterated the stamps with a bold postmark.
L’employé des postes a oblitéré les timbres avec un cachet bien visible.
obliterated
Used attributively to mean "destroyed; wiped out" (e.g., "an obliterated village").
The obliterated village lay silently beneath the ash.
Le village anéanti reposait en silence sous la cendre.
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Definitions
The obliterated city lay in ruins after the devastating earthquake.
The old inscriptions on the monument were obliterated by years of weathering.
After the party, he was so obliterated that he couldn't remember how he got home.
The hurricane obliterated the small coastal town, leaving nothing but debris.
The traumatic event was so severe that she wished she could obliterate it from her mind.
The postal clerk obliterated the stamps with a bold postmark.
The obliterated village lay silently beneath the ash.