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obliterate

🇬🇧 UK/ә'blitәreit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To destroy or remove something completely, leaving no trace.

彻底消灭，抹去，清除

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
obagainst, toward, in the way of
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literstem
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ateto make, having
=obliterate

Common Collocations

  • 1.obliterate evidence销毁证据
  • 2.obliterate traces彻底消灭
  • 3.obliterate completely完全抹去

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The bombing campaign sought to obliterate the enemy's infrastructure.

  • 2.

    Time cannot obliterate the memories of that tragic day.

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