obliterate meaning and definition

OBLITERATE verb

Definition of obliterate (verb)

1. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
   • "kill these lines in the President's speech"
   • synonyms: kill, wipe out
2. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
   • "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
   • synonyms: blot out, hide, obscure, veil
3. remove completely from recognition or memory
   • "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
   • synonyms: efface
4. do away with completely, without leaving a trace

OBLITERATE adjective

Definition of obliterate (adjective)

1. reduced to nothingness
   • synonyms: blotted out, obliterated