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Pronunciation / Transliteration: massatsu suru
"その街は爆撃によって完全に抹殺された。"
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To destroy utterly; wipe out.
"The town was completely obliterated by the bomb."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 16th century: from Latin obliterat- 'effaced, blotted out', from the verb obliterare, from ob- 'against' + littera 'letter'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obliterate" is said worldwide
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anéantir
Transliteration: anéantir
"La tempête a failli anéantir le village."
auslöschen
Transliteration: auslöschen
"Das Feuer drohte das ganze Dorf auszulöschen."
annientare
Transliteration: annientare
"Il terremoto ha annientato la città."
obliterar
Transliteration: obliterar
"El impacto logró obliterar todo rastro de vida."
obliterar
Transliteration: obliterar
"A explosão conseguiu obliterar o edifício."
मिटाना
Transliteration: mitana
"इस हमले ने पूरे शहर को मिटा दिया।"
消灭
Transliteration: xiāomiè
"这场灾难彻底消灭了那个古老的文明。"
말살하다
Transliteration: malsalhada
"그 폭발은 도시 전체를 말살해 버렸다."
抹殺する
Transliteration: massatsu suru
"その街は爆撃によって完全に抹殺された。"
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