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Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-blit-uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : əˈblɪt əˌreɪt



Définition of obliterated

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Latin obliteratus, past participle of obliterare "cause to disappear, blot out, erase, efface," figuratively "cause to be forgotten," from ob "against" (see ob-) + littera (also litera) "letter, script" (see letter (n.)); abstracted from phrase literas scribere "write across letters, strike out letters." Related: Obliterated; obliterating.
  • adj eliminated
Example sentences :
  • A vision of gray eyes, blurred in tears of regret, had obliterated all that was material.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • The action of the plough has often obliterated the traces of ancient barrows.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • She looked at her work and obliterated the expression again.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • The ancient priory of Austin Friars was at Ludlow, but is obliterated.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • A bunch of Drilgoes, caught by it, were obliterated in an instant.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
  • Ten seconds more, and you'd have been obliterated, Dent, just as your plane was.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
  • She did know, however, that the woman-killer had been obliterated swiftly from her path.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • These characteristics are happily often obliterated and overpowered.
  • Extract from : « The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) » by John West
  • The saw should cut alongside the line, and the line should not be obliterated in the cutting.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • The lines should be obliterated by the plane, when it is being finished, and not before.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

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