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to obliterate
01
to completely destroy something
Transitive: to obliterate sth
Examples
The powerful explosion was so intense that it seemed to obliterate the entire building.
02
to eliminate something from one's memory
Transitive: to obliterate a memory
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
obliterate
3rd person singular
obliterates
Present participle
obliterating
Past simple
obliterated
Past participle
obliterated
Examples
She wished she could obliterate the painful memories of her past.
Examples
The graffiti was obliterated by a thick layer of fresh paint.
04
to make a body part, scar, or fluid passage disappear or collapse
Transitive: to obliterate a bodily tissue
Examples
Over time, the surgeon's technique obliterated the scar, leaving the skin smooth.
05
to mark over a postage stamp so it cannot be used for mailing again
Transitive: to obliterate postage stamps
Examples
The postal worker obliterated the stamp with a bold, black ink mark.
obliterate
01
reduced to nothingness
Grammatical Information
Composition
past participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most obliterate
Comparative
more obliterate
gradable
Lexical Tree
obliterated
obliteration
obliterator
obliterate
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