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[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of obliterare, from litera 'letter']
to destroy something completely so that nothing remains
::Hiroshima was nearly obliterated by the atomic bomb.
to remove a thought, feeling, or memory from someone's mind
::Nothing could obliterate the memory of those tragic events.
to cover something completely so that it cannot be seen
::Then the fog came down, obliterating everything.
-- obliteration /E7blItE5reIFEn/ n [U]