Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
obliterate
verb
/əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/
Definition
To completely remove or destroy all traces of something.
Examples
- The intense bombing threatened to obliterate the entire city.
- She tried to obliterate the memory of the painful experience.
- The forest was obliterated by the fire, leaving nothing but ash.
Meaning
When something is obliterated, it is erased or made indistinguishable.
Synonyms
- erase
- destroy
- annihilate
- wipe out
- exterminate
