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obliterate

UK
/əˈblɪtəreɪt/
US
/əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/

Translations

obliterateverb
obliterated
Past Simple
obliterated
Past Participle
obliterating
Gerund
UK
/əˈblɪtəreɪt/
US
/əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/
The artist decided to obliterate the old painting with a new one.
Художник решил затереть старую картину новой.
The bomb could obliterate the entire city.
Бомба может уничтожить весь город.
The strong wind will obliterate the footprints in the sand.
Сильный ветер сотрет следы на песке.
Additional translations
ликвидировать
Synonyms
destroy
erase
annihilate
exterminate
wipe out
remove
obliterate
extinguish
eradicate
Antonyms
create
build
construct
obliterateadjective
more obliterate
Comp.
most obliterate
Super.
UK
/əˈblɪtəreɪt/
US
/əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/
Rare, chiefly technical or archaic usage meaning ‘indistinct, effaced’.

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.
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