Hledat
to obliterate
01
zničit, vymazat
to completely destroy something
Transitive: to obliterate sth
Example
The powerful explosion was so intense that it seemed to obliterate the entire building.
The digital backup failed, and we had to obliterate the corrupted files to start fresh.
The military airstrike was intended to obliterate the enemy's strategic positions.
02
vymazat, zapomenout
to eliminate something from one's memory
Transitive: to obliterate a memory
Example
She wished she could obliterate the painful memories of her past.
The traumatic experience was so intense that he struggled to obliterate it from his mind.
She tried every distraction to obliterate the thought of the argument.
Example
The graffiti was obliterated by a thick layer of fresh paint.
Layers of vines and moss had obliterated the ancient carvings on the stone wall.
The footprints were quickly obliterated by the falling snow.
04
anihilovat, zničení
to make a body part, scar, or fluid passage disappear or collapse
Transitive: to obliterate a bodily tissue
Example
Over time, the surgeon 's technique obliterated the scar, leaving the skin smooth.
The tumor grew rapidly, obliterating the duct and causing a blockage.
The therapy was designed to obliterate the damaged veins without invasive surgery.
05
znečit, znehodnotit
to mark over a postage stamp so it cannot be used for mailing again
Transitive: to obliterate postage stamps
Example
The postal worker obliterated the stamp with a bold, black ink mark.
To avoid fraud, the machine automatically obliterated the stamps during processing.
He carefully obliterated the stamp using a hand-held cancellation device.
obliterate
01
anihilující, znišťující
reduced to nothingness
word family
obliter
Verb
obliterate
Verb
obliterated
Adjective
obliteration
Noun
obliterator
Noun
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