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obliterate

verb with object
〈場所〉を壊滅させる, 〈習慣〉を廃絶する, 〈人・民族〉を抹殺する.
e.g. the memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind.
cause to become invisible or indistinct; blot out:
…を覆い尽くす; 〈霧・雲などが〉〈景色〉を覆い隠す
e.g. clouds were darkening, obliterating the sun.
〈文字など〉を消し去る; 〈思想・感情・記憶〉を(頭から)消し去る, «…から» 〈出来事〉を消す «from» .

DERIVATIVES
obliterative |-ˌrātiv| adjective
obliterator |əˈblidəˌrādər| noun

ORIGIN
mid 16th century: from Latin obliterat-struck out, erased’, from the verb obliterare, based on litteraletter, something written’.