obliterator

Variant of obliterate

obliterate definition

ob·lit·er·ate (ə blit′ər āt′)

transitive verb obliterated -·at′ed, obliterating -·at′·ing

  1. to blot out or wear away, leaving no traces; erase; efface
  2. to do away with as if by effacing; destroy

Etymology: < L obliteratus, pp. of obliterare, to blot out < ob- (see ob-) + littera, letter

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