[VN] [oftenpassive] to remove all signs of sth, either by destroying or covering it completely:
The building was completely obliterated by the bomb. * The snow had obliterated their footprints. * Everything that happened that night was obliterated from his memory.
obliteration noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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