Obliterate (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Blot Out
• Hide
• Obscure
• Veil

Hypernyms

• Change
• Alter

Hyponyms

• Mystify

Related Words

• Obliterable (adjective)

Meaning ²

Do away with completely, without leaving a trace.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Eliminate
• Get Rid Of
• Do Away With

Related Words

• Obliterable (adjective)
• Obliterator (noun)
• Obliteration (noun)

Meaning ³

Remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Efface

Hypernyms

• Dim
• Slur

Related Words

• Obliteration (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Wipe Out
• Kill

Hypernyms

• Take Away

Related Words

• Obliterable (adjective)
• Obliteration (noun)