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obliterate

verb

əˈblɪt.ə.reɪt

Meaning

To destroy utterly; wipe out completely, to erase or remove something completely.

to destroy completely; to remove all traces of something

The storm obliterated entire villages.

The earthquake obliterated the entire village.

erase, destroy, annihilate, eliminate

Entry 1

erase, destroy, annihilate

Entry 3

destroy, annihilate, erase, eliminate

preserve, restore, maintain, create, build, construct

Entry 1

preserve, restore, maintain

Entry 3

create, build, preserve, construct

obliterate completely, obliterate traces, obliterate evidence, obliterate memory

To expel someone from a property, usually by legal process.

Making future estimates based on existing information

to stop briefly before continuing

to push oneself off a surface and into the air using the legs and feet

To plan and direct the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transport.

To reduce or take away the worth or value of something.