obliterated
part of speech
verb form (past tense and past participle of obliterate: obliterate, obliterates, obliterated, obliterating); adjective (obliterated)
meaning for a pupil
1) Destroyed completely so that nothing is left. tree →
2) Covered or hidden so that it cannot be seen, as in "footprints obliterated by snow". tree →
3) (informal) Beaten very badly in a game. tree →
sense 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 →
- Snow obliterated our footprints. tree →
- The meteor was obliterated as it burned up in the atmosphere. tree →
- The old writing on the stone was nearly obliterated. tree →
- We got obliterated 10–0 in the final! (informal) tree →
- The flood obliterated the bridge. tree →
- Her sad memory was obliterated by the happy news. tree →
- 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 →
note
Strong word: stronger than "destroyed". Spelling: ob-lit-er-at-ed (one "b", one "t" before "er"). Noun "obliteration".
Trees and pragmatics
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