OBLITERATE

v. 1 erase, expunge, rub out, efface, eradicate, wipe out, delete, dele, strike off or out, strike from, rule out, eliminate, write off After the scandal, that name was obliterated from the roll of honour 2 annihilate, destroy, kill, exterminate, wipe out, eliminate, blot out, eradicate, extirpate The entrance to the cave was completely obliterated by the explosion