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obliterate
verb
oblit·er·ate ə-ˈbli-tə-ˌrāt 
ō-
obliterated; obliterating
1
c
medical : to cause (something, such as a bodily part, a scar, or a duct conveying body fluid) to disappear or collapse : remove sense 4
Did you know?
Obliterate has been preserved in our language for centuries, and that’s not nothing! The earliest evidence in our files traces obliterate back to the mid-16th century as a word for removing something from memory. Soon after, English speakers began to use it for the specific act of blotting out or obscuring anything written, and eventually its meaning was generalized to removing anything from existence. In the meantime, physicians began using obliterate for the surgical act of filling or closing up a vessel, cavity, or passage with tissue, which would then cause the bodily part to collapse or disappear. Today obliterate thrives in the English lexicon with the various senses it has acquired over the years, including its final stamp on the language: “to cancel (something, especially a postage stamp).”
Synonyms
Example Sentences
in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring
Recent Examples on the Web As technological and logistical advancements obliterate physical boundaries, cross-border e-commerce gains momentum. 
Percy Hung, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 The risk that space might upset the military balance ultimately spurred an era of arms control agreements -- because nuclear-armed ballistic missiles had the potential to obliterate an adversary. Tim Lister, CNN, 5 Nov. 2021 But in modern times, thanks to humanity’s meddling with the climate and the landscape, these fires have ballooned into unnatural beasts that instead obliterate ecosystems. Wired, 21 July 2022 But Henry is well known for having tried to obliterate all traces of his ex-wives. New York Times, 7 July 2022 Trump wanted to destroy governmental institutions; Nixon wanted to employ them to his ends but not to obliterate them. David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022 The types of immunity more relevant to the current pandemic era blunt the frequency and severity of future waves, rather than obliterate them. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 4 May 2022 These sentries are helping the heroes save lives rather than looking to obliterate humans. Chris Smith, BGR, 15 Apr. 2022 The first team to obliterate the spell will win the series. New York Times, 27 May 2022 See More
Percy Hung, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 The risk that space might upset the military balance ultimately spurred an era of arms control agreements -- because nuclear-armed ballistic missiles had the potential to obliterate an adversary. Tim Lister, CNN, 5 Nov. 2021 But in modern times, thanks to humanity’s meddling with the climate and the landscape, these fires have ballooned into unnatural beasts that instead obliterate ecosystems. Wired, 21 July 2022 But Henry is well known for having tried to obliterate all traces of his ex-wives. New York Times, 7 July 2022 Trump wanted to destroy governmental institutions; Nixon wanted to employ them to his ends but not to obliterate them. David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022 The types of immunity more relevant to the current pandemic era blunt the frequency and severity of future waves, rather than obliterate them. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 4 May 2022 These sentries are helping the heroes save lives rather than looking to obliterate humans. Chris Smith, BGR, 15 Apr. 2022 The first team to obliterate the spell will win the series. New York Times, 27 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin oblīterātus, oblitterātus, past participle of oblīterāre, oblitterāre "to cause to be forgotten or fall into disuse, make disappear," from ob- "against, facing" + -līterāre, litterāre, verbal derivative of lītera, littera letter entry 1 — more at ob-
Note: The original meaning of oblīterāre was apparently "to wipe out letters, words, etc.," but this sense is not clearly attested in classical Latin. Attested senses appear to have been influenced by oblītus, past participle of oblīvīscī "to forget, put out of mind" (cf. oblivion).
First Known Use
1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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