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[ verb ] remove completely from recognition or memory
Examples "efface the memory of the time in the camps" Used in print The_English never_again developed a strong native music that could obliterate the traces of an earlier great age the way , say , the opera in Italy blotted_out the Italian madrigal . Related terms |
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[ verb ] mark for deletion, rub off, or erase, as of writings
Examples "kill these lines in the President's speech" Used in print (Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)The bad_luck that can so often mar a well-played round_of_golf is simply overpowered and obliterated by the contemptuous boldness of these champions . Related terms |
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[ verb ] do away with completely, without leaving a trace
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[ verb ] put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Synonyms Examples "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained" "quench the flames" "snuff out the candles" Related terms |
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