Obliterate is defined as to utterly and completely destroy or eliminate, or to have a great victory or great success over someone or something.
(verb)See obliterate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb obliterated, obliterating
Origin: < L obliteratus, pp. of obliterare, to blot out < ob- (see ob-) + littera, letter
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transitive verb o·blit·er·at·ed, o·blit·er·at·ing, o·blit·er·ates
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Origin: Latin oblitterāre, oblitterāt-, to erase
Origin: , from ob litterās (scrībere), (to write) over letters (ob, over; see ob- + litterās, accusative pl. of littera, letter)
Origin: and from oblītus
Origin: , past participle of oblīvīscī, to forget; see oblivion
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