— obliterable /euh blit"euhr euh beuhl/ , adj. — obliterator , n.
/euh blit"euh rayt'/ , v.t., obliterated, obliterating .
1. to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
2. to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface.
[ 1590-1600; oblitteratus (ptp. of oblitterare, efface, cause to be forgotten), equiv. to ob- OB- + litter ( a ) LETTER + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 2. expunge. See cancel .