obliteration (noun)
1obliteration — obliterate ► VERB 1) destroy completely. 2) blot out or erase. DERIVATIVES obliteration noun. ORIGIN Latin obliterare strike out, erase , from littera letter …
2obliteration — (n.) 1650s, from L.L. obliterationem (nom. obliteratio), noun of action from pp. stem of obliterare (see OBLITERATE (Cf. obliterate)) …
3obliteration — noun see obliterate …
4obliteration — noun a) The total destruction of something b) The cancellation, erasure or deletion of something …
5obliteration — noun 1. destruction by annihilating something (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑annihilation • Derivationally related forms: ↑obliterate, ↑annihilate (for: ↑annihilation) …
6obliteration — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Utter destruction: annihilation, eradication, extermination, extinction, extinguishment, extirpation, liquidation. See CRIMES, HELP, MAKE. 2. The act of erasing or the condition of being erased: cancellation,… …
7obliterate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin oblitteratus, past participle of oblitterare, from ob ob + littera letter Date: 1600 1. a. to remove utterly from recognition or memory b. to remove from existence ; destroy utterly all trace,… …
8obliterate — [ə blɪtəreɪt] verb 1》 destroy utterly; wipe out. 2》 blot out; erase. Derivatives obliteration noun obliterative rətɪv adjective obliterator noun Origin C16: from L. obliterat , obliterare strike out, era …
9obliterate — verb (T) 1 to destroy something so completely that no sign of it remains: The entire village was obliterated by incendiary bombs. 2 to cover something completely so that it cannot be seen 3 to remove a thought, feeling, or memory from someone s… …
10obliterate — ► VERB 1) destroy completely. 2) blot out or erase. DERIVATIVES obliteration noun. ORIGIN Latin obliterare strike out, erase , from littera letter …
