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  1. 1. v. t. To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. reduced to nothingness Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. remove completely from recognition or memory Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. do away with completely, without leaving a trace Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing. 2. To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity. The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are slowly obliterated. W. Black. Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects. Source: webster
  10. 10. Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects. Source: adambom
  11. 11. v:100 v. remove completely from recognition or memory v. do away with completely, without leaving a trace Source: ecdict

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