obliterate

obliterate
transitive verb
1) auslöschen
2) (fig.) verschleiern [Wahrheit]; auslöschen [Erinnerung]; zerstreuen [Bedenken]
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[ə'blitəreit]
verb
1) (to cover, to prevent from being visible: The sand-storm obliterated his footprints.) auslöschen
2) (to destroy completely: The town was obliterated by the bombs.) auslöschen
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oblit·erate
[əˈblɪtəreɪt, AM -ˈblɪt̬-]
vt
1. (destroy)
to \obliterate a town/village eine Stadt/ein Dorf auslöschen [o vernichten
2. (efface)
to \obliterate sth etw verwischen
centuries of wind and rain had \obliterated the words carved on the gravestones jahrhundertelanger Wind und Regen hatten die Worte auf den Grabsteinen so gut wie verschwinden lassen
to \obliterate footprints Fußabdrücke verwischen
to \obliterate the view die Sicht verdecken
3. (forget)
to \obliterate the past die Vergangenheit aus dem Gedächtnis tilgen
to \obliterate a thought einen Gedanken verdrängen
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[ə'blItəreɪt]
vt
(= erase, abolish) auslöschen; past, memory also tilgen (geh); city also vernichten; (inf) opposite team etc vernichten; (= hide from sight) sun, view verdecken

the coffee stain has obliterated most of the text — der Kaffeefleck hat den Text fast ganz unkenntlich gemacht

by the 19th century this disease had been completely obliterated — im 19. Jahrhundert war dann diese Krankheit völlig ausgerottet

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obliterate [əˈblıtəreıt; US auch əʊˈb-] v/t
1. MIL etc völlig zerstören, dem Erdboden gleichmachen
2. eine Schrift
a) löschen
b) unleserlich machen
3. die Sonne etc völlig verdecken
4. eine Briefmarke etc entwerten
5. Erinnerungen etc auslöschen
6. MED veröden
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transitive verb
1) auslöschen
2) (fig.) verschleiern [Wahrheit]; auslöschen [Erinnerung]; zerstreuen [Bedenken]
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v.
auslöschen v.
tilgen v.

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