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1 Obliterate
v. trans.Obliterate the memory ( of a thing): P. μνήμην ἀφαιρεῖσθαι (gen.).Obliterate a disgrace: P. ἀδοξίαν ἀποτρίβεσθαι (Dem. 12).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Obliterate
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2 obliterate
[ə'blitəreit]1) (to cover, to prevent from being visible: The sand-storm obliterated his footprints.) εξαλείφω,σβήνω2) (to destroy completely: The town was obliterated by the bombs.) εξολοθρεύω,ισοπεδώνω -
3 Deface
v. trans.Mar: P. and V. διαφθείρειν, αἰκίζεσθαι, λυμαίνεσθαι, λωβᾶσθαι (Plat.).Mutilate: P. περικόπτειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Deface
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4 Wipe
v. trans.Ar. and P. ἀπομάσσειν, Ar. περιψῆν.Wipe one's nose: P. and V. ἀπομύσσειν (Plat., and Eur., Cycl. 562; also mid. in Ar.).Wipe away: Ar. also V. ἀποψῆν, ἐξομοργνύναι (or mid.), Ar. ἀπομόργνυσθαι, V. ἐκμάσσειν; met., see wipe out.Wipe out a disgrace from another: P. ἀπολύειν.Wipe out a disgrace from oneself: P. ἀπολύεσθαι.I will wipe out from my life the dishonour that awaits one: V. δύσκλειαν ἣ μένει μʼ ἀπώσομαι βίου (Eur., H. F. 1152).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wipe
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Obliterate — Ob*lit er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obliterated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obliterating}.] [L. obliteratus, p. p. of obliterare to obliterate; ob (see {Ob }) + litera, littera, letter. See {Letter}.] 1. To erase or blot out; to efface; to render… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Obliterate — Ob*lit er*ate, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Scarcely distinct; applied to the markings of insects. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obliterate — I verb abolere, abolish, annihilate, annul, blot out, bring to nothing, cancel, conceal, consume, cover, cover up, defeat, delere, delete, demolish, deracinate, desolate, destroy, devastate, devour, disintegrate, dispel, dissipate, dissolve,… … Law dictionary
obliterate — (v.) c.1600, from L. obliteratus, pp. of obliterare cause to disappear, blot out, erase, efface, from ob against (see OB (Cf. ob )) + littera (also litera) letter, script (see LETTER (Cf. letter) (n.)); abstracted from phrase literas scribere … Etymology dictionary
obliterate — efface, cancel, expunge, *erase, blot out, delete Analogous words: *abolish, annihilate, extinguish: *destroy, raze: annul, abrogate, negate, invalidate, *nullify … New Dictionary of Synonyms
obliterate — [v] destroy annihilate, ax*, black out*, blot out*, blue pencil*, bog, cancel, cover, cut, defeat, delete, do in*, efface, eliminate, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, finish, finish off*, kill, knock off*, knock out*, KO*,… … New thesaurus
obliterate — ► VERB 1) destroy completely. 2) blot out or erase. DERIVATIVES obliteration noun. ORIGIN Latin obliterare strike out, erase , from littera letter … English terms dictionary
obliterate — [ə blit′ər āt΄] vt. obliterated, obliterating [< L obliteratus, pp. of obliterare, to blot out < ob (see OB ) + littera,LETTER1] 1. to blot out or wear away, leaving no traces; erase; efface 2. to do away with as if by effacing; destroy SYN … English World dictionary
obliterate — v. 1) to obliterate completely, entirely, totally, utterly 2) (D; tr.) to obliterate from * * * [ə blɪtəreɪt] entirely totally utterly (D; tr.) to obliterate from to obliterate completely … Combinatory dictionary
obliterate — [[t]əblɪ̱təreɪt[/t]] obliterates, obliterating, obliterated 1) VERB If something obliterates an object or place, it destroys it completely. [V n] Their warheads are enough to obliterate the world several times over... [V n] Whole villages were… … English dictionary
