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# obliterated

verb form (past tense and past participle of obliterate: obliterate, obliterates, obliterated, obliterating); adjective (obliterated)

«obliterated» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Destroyed completely so that nothing is left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliterated/#m1)
2. Covered or hidden so that it cannot be seen, as in "footprints obliterated by snow". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliterated/#m2)
3. (informal) Beaten very badly in a game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliterated/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in history and news (cities obliterated by bombs or volcanoes, like Pompeii), in science (asteroids obliterated by impact) and in stories. In sports talk it means a heavy defeat. Phrases: "completely obliterated", "obliterated from memory".

### Examples

- The town was obliterated by the volcano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliterated/#x1)
- Snow obliterated our footprints. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliterated/#x2)
- The meteor was obliterated as it burned up in the atmosphere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliterated/#x3)
- The old writing on the stone was nearly obliterated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliterated/#x4)
- We got obliterated 10–0 in the final! (informal) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliterated/#x5)
- The flood obliterated the bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliterated/#x6)
- Her sad memory was obliterated by the happy news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliterated/#x7)
- A light fall of snow had obliterated all footmarks; and a deathly silence pervaded the island, as if for a space Nature stood still in horror of the recent carnage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliterated/#x8)

### Note

Strong word: stronger than "destroyed". Spelling: ob-lit-er-at-ed (one "b", one "t" before "er"). Noun "obliteration".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «obliterated» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliterated/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«obliterated» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/obliterated.html) on Mova free.