obliviate
obliviate · obliviates · obliviated · obliviating
To forget; to wipe from existenceTo forget; to wipe from existence.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)To forget; to wipe from existence.
Near-synonym: obliterate
Origin
From oblivion + -ate (verb-forming suffix), itself either from Old French oblivion (13th cFrom oblivion + -ate (verb-forming suffix), itself either from Old French oblivion (13th century) or directly from Latin oblīviō, ultimately from oblīvīscor (“to forget”), originally “even out, smooth over, erase”; further perhaps from ob- (“against, towards”) + the root of lēvis (“smooth”) + -scor (“forming inchoative verbs”).
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Forms
obliviates, obliviating, obliviated, obliviated| Base form | obliviate · to obliviate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | obliviates |
| Present participle | obliviating |
| Past simple | obliviated |
| Past participle | obliviated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle