English-Thai Dictionary

obliterate

VT ทำลาย จน สิ้นซาก  destroy eradicate strenghten stabilize tam-lai-jon-sin-sak

 

obliterate

VT ลบ ออก หรือ ปิดบัง จน ไม่เห็น ร่องรอย  erase expunge restore lon-ook-jon-mai-hen-rong-roi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBLITERATE

v.t.[L. oblitero; ob and litera, letter. ] 1. To efface; to erase or blot out any thing written; or to efface any thing engraved. A writing may be obliterated by erasure, by blotting, or by the slow operation of time or natural causes.
2. To efface; to wear out; to destroy by time or other means; as, to obliterate ideas or impressions; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity; to obliterate reproach.
3. To reduce to a very low or imperceptible state.
The torpor of the vascular system and obliterated pulse.

 

OBLITERATED

pp. Effaced; erased; worn out; destroyed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OBLITERATE

Ob *lit "er *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obliterated; p. pr. & vb. n.Obliterating. ] Etym: [L. obliteratus, p.p. of obliterare to obliterate; ob (see Ob- ) + litera, littera, letter. See Letter. ]

 

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.

 

OBLITERATE

OBLITERATE Ob *lit "er *ate, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

obliterate

ob lit er ate |əˈblitəˌrāt əˈblɪdəˌreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] destroy utterly; wipe out: figurative : the memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind. • cause to become invisible or indistinct; blot out: clouds were darkening, obliterating the sun. DERIVATIVES ob lit er a tive |-ˌrātiv |adjective, o blit er a tor |-ˌrātər |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin obliterat- ‘struck out, erased, ’ from the verb obliterare, based on littera ‘letter, something written. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

obliterate

obliterate |əˈblɪtəreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] destroy utterly; wipe out: the memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind. • make invisible or indistinct; conceal or cover: clouds were darkening, obliterating the sun. • cancel (something, especially a postage stamp ) to prevent further use. DERIVATIVES obliterative |-rətɪv |adjective, obliterator noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin obliterat- ‘struck out, erased ’, from the verb obliterare, based on littera ‘letter, something written ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

obliterate

obliterate verb 1 I briefly contemplated trying to obliterate the logo with nail polish remover: erase, eradicate, expunge, efface, wipe out, blot out, rub out, block out, remove all traces of. 2 the city was almost obliterated in the war: destroy, wipe out, annihilate, demolish, eliminate, decimate, liquidate, wipe off the face of the earth, wipe off the map; informal zap, nuke. ANTONYMS create. 3 she slapped her puff over her face, trying to obliterate it with powder: obscure, hide, conceal, blot out, block (out ), cover, screen.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

obliterate

obliterate verb 1 the memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind: erase, eradicate, expunge, efface, blot out, rub out, wipe out, remove all traces of, blank out, block out, delete, strike out, cancel, cross out, ink out, score out. 2 a nuclear explosion that would obliterate a city: destroy, wipe out, annihilate, exterminate, extirpate, demolish, eliminate, eradicate, kill, decimate, liquidate, wipe off the face of the earth, wipe off the map; informal zap. ANTONYMS create, establish.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

obliterate

ob lit er ate /əblɪ́tərèɪt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈場所 〉を壊滅させる, 〈習慣 〉を廃絶する, 〈人 民族 〉を抹殺する .2 …を覆い尽くす ; 〈霧 雲などが 〉〈景色 〉を覆い隠す .3 〈文字など 〉を消し去る ; 〈思想 感情 記憶 〉を (頭から )消し去る .ob l ì t er á tion 名詞 U 完全破壊, 抹殺 .