oblit·er·ate /əˈblɪtəˌret, o-/
(vt.)塗去,擦去,刪除,使湮沒
oblit·er·ate /əˈblɪtəˌret, o-/ 及物動詞
(拉obliteratus)消失的,不明的,閉塞
Ob·lit·er·ate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obliterated p. pr. & vb. n. Obliterating.]
1. To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing.
2. To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as, to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity.
The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are slowly obliterated. --W. Black.
Ob·lit·er·ate a. Zool. Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.
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obliterate
adj : reduced to nothingness [syn: blotted out, obliterated]
v 1: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in
the President's speech" [syn: kill, wipe out]
2: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or
concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: obscure,
blot out, veil, hide]
3: remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the
memory of the time in the camps" [syn: efface]
4: do away with completely, without leaving a trace