obliterate, v.
(obliterated, obliterates, obliterating)
freq. cnt. 3
(obliterated, obliterates, obliterating)
freq. cnt. 3
remove completely from recognition or memory
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
efface obliterate
sample sentences
"efface the memory of the time in the camps"verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
blot out hide obliterate obscure veil
sample sentences
"a hidden message""a veiled threat"
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
kill obliterate wipe out
sample sentences
"kill these lines in the President's speech"verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
do away with completely, without leaving a trace
<verb.change>
obliterate
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym