v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' bli-t ə - ˌ r ā t, ō -
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Latin oblitteratus, past participle of oblitterare, from ob- ob- + littera letter
Date: 1600
1 a : to remove utterly from recognition or memory b : to remove from existence : destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of c : to cause to disappear (as a bodily part or a scar) or collapse (as a duct conveying body fluid) : REMOVE 4 <a blood vessel obliterated by inflammation>
2 : to make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or wearing away
3 : CANCEL 4
– oblit · er · a · tion \ - ˌ bli-t ə - ' r ā -sh ə n \ noun
– oblit · er · a · tor \ - ' bli-t ə - ˌ r ā -t ə r \ noun