what does obliterate mean?
OBLITERATE as VERB
- Meaning
- remove completely from recognition or memory
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- efface the memory of the time in the camps
Hypernyms(s) obliterate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
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- a hidden message
- a veiled threat
Hypernyms(s) obliterate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- do away with completely, without leaving a trace
Hypernyms(s) obliterate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
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Usage Example(s)
- kill these lines in the President’’s speech
Hypernyms(s) obliterate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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OBLITERATE as ADJECTIVE
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