obliterate
Completely destroyed or erasedCompletely destroyed or erased; effaced, obliterated.
» The tsunami obliterates everything in its path.
Цунами уничтожает всё на своём пути. — odexed
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2 senses(obsolete)Completely destroyed or erased; effaced, obliterated.
(obsolete, rare)Of markings on an insect: difficult to distinguish from the background; faint, indistinct.
- reduced to nothingness
Examples
22 sentencesThe tsunami obliterates everything in its path.
ruЦунами уничтожает всё на своём пути. — odexed
Overnight the rabbits had obliterated Tom's garden.
За ніч кролики знищили сад Тома. — deniko
ruЗа ночь кролики уничтожили сад Тома. — marafon
deÜber Nacht hatten die Kaninchen Toms Garten völlig ausgelöscht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The tank was obliterating everything around it.
Innovation is obliterating the need for public radio.
The shock wave came and obliterated everything and everyone.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin obliterātus (see more at Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-formLearned borrowing from Latin obliterātus (see more at Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix, of participial origin)).
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Forms
more obliterate, most obliterate| Comparative | more obliterate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most obliterate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- reduced to nothingness:blotted outobliterated
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form