v. 25B6; verb
he tried to obliterate the memory : ERASE, eradicate, expunge, efface, wipe out, blot out, rub out, remove all traces of.
a nuclear explosion that would obliterate a city : DESTROY, wipe out, annihilate, demolish, liquidate, wipe off the face of the earth, wipe off the map; informal zap.
clouds were darkening, obliterating the sun : HIDE, obscure, blot out, block, cover, screen.