Pronunciation: /əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/
noun obliteration
A1 The explosion obliterated the building.
A2 The tornado obliterated the small town.
B1 The war had the power to obliterate entire cities.
B2 The volcanic eruption obliterated everything in its path.
C1 The nuclear bomb had the potential to obliterate all life in the area.
C2 The impact of the asteroid could obliterate all life on Earth.
verb to destroy completely; wipe out
A1 The eraser can obliterate pencil marks.
A2 The storm threatened to obliterate the small village.
B1 The new technology could potentially obliterate the need for manual labor.
B2 The powerful bomb was able to obliterate entire buildings in seconds.
C1 The dictator's regime sought to obliterate any opposition to their rule.
C2 The virus has the potential to obliterate entire populations if left unchecked.
formal The military's goal was to obliterate the enemy's defenses.
informal I'm going to obliterate this test, watch me.
slang I'm going to obliterate that burger, it looks so good.
figurative Her words seemed to obliterate his confidence in an instant.
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