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obliterate

adjective

Audio pronunciation

Parts of speech

Definitions

adjective

  1. reduced to nothingness

verb

  1. remove completely from recognition or memory

verb

  1. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

verb

  1. do away with completely, without leaving a trace

verb

  1. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

Example sentences

efface the memory of the time in the camps
a hidden message
a veiled threat
kill these lines in the President's speech

Synonyms

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