| v. t. | 1. | To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing. |
| 2. | To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; | |
| a. | 1. | (Zool.) Scarcely distinct; - applied to the markings of insects. |
| Verb | 1. | obliterate - mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech" |
| 2. | obliterate - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" | |
| 3. | obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" Synonyms: efface | |
| 4. | obliterate - do away with completely, without leaving a trace | |
| Adj. | 1. | obliterate - reduced to nothingness Synonyms: blotted out, obliterated |