Dictionary Check: obliterate

"obliterate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

reduced to nothingness

verb

mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

Example: "kill these lines in the President's speech"
Synonyms:
verb

make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

Example: "a hidden message"
verb

remove completely from recognition or memory

Example: "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
Synonyms:
verb

do away with completely, without leaving a trace

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