Obliterate
Pronunciation : Ob*lit"er*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. obliteratus, p.p. of obliterare to obliterate; ob (see Ob-) + litera, littera, letter. See Letter.]
Definition : 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; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity. The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are slowly obliterated. W. Black.
t. [imp. & p. p. Obliterated; p. pr. & vb. n. Obliterating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ob*lit"er*ate
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913