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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of obliterare, from litera 'letter' |
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o‧blit‧er‧ate
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to destroy something completely so that nothing remains : 
Hiroshima was nearly obliterated by the atomic bomb.
Hiroshima was nearly obliterated by the atomic bomb.2 to remove a thought, feeling, or memory from someone's mind : Nothing could obliterate the memory of those tragic events.
Nothing could obliterate the memory of those tragic events.3 to cover something completely so that it cannot be seen : Then the fog came down, obliterating everything.
Then the fog came down, obliterating everything. —obliteration
noun [uncountable]
noun [uncountable]
