obliterate

1. (transitive)To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.

   auslöschen, verwischen

   уничтожа́тьuničtožátʹ, уничто́житьuničtóžitʹ

   зни́щуватиznýščuvaty, зни́щитиznýščyty

   do away with completely, without leaving a trace

2. (transitive)To hide (something) by covering it; to conceal, to obscure.

   The rainclouds obliterated the sun as they swept across the sky.

3. (also, figuratively, transitive)To make (a drawing, text which is printed or written, etc.) indecipherable, either by erasing or obscuring it; to blot out, to efface, to delete.

4. (transitive)To impair the function and/or structure of (a body cavity, vessel, etc.) by ablating or occluding it (in the latter case, chiefly by filling it with tissue).

5. (transitive)To cancel (a postage stamp) with a postmark so it cannot be reused.

6. (intransitive)To be destroyed completely, leaving no trace.

7. (intransitive)Of a body cavity, vessel, etc.: to close up or fill with tissue; of perfusion or a pulse: to cease owing to obstruction.

   distal pulses obliterate until perfusion is restored

1. The tsunami obliterates everything in its path.

   ruЦунами уничтожает всё на своём пути.

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2. Overnight the rabbits had obliterated Tom's garden.

   За ніч кролики знищили сад Тома.

   ruЗа ночь кролики уничтожили сад Тома.

   deÜber Nacht hatten die Kaninchen Toms Garten völlig ausgelöscht.

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3. The tank was obliterating everything around it.

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4. Innovation is obliterating the need for public radio.

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5. The shock wave came and obliterated everything and everyone.

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