OBLITERATE


Meaning of OBLITERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈbli-tə-ˌrāt, ō- ]

transitive verb

( -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 -ˌbli-tə-ˈrā-shən noun

• oblit·er·a·tor -ˈbli-tə-ˌrā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.