obliterar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin oblitterāre (blot out), from oblinō (smear over).

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obliterar (first-person singular present oblitero, first-person singular preterite obliterí, past participle obliterat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to obliterate, to erase, to smudge, to cross out
    Synonym: esborrar
  2. (transitive) to cancel (a stamp)
  3. (transitive, medicine) to obliterate

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin oblitterāre (blot out), from oblitus, past participle of oblinō (to smear over). Influenced by littera (letter).

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.bli.tɨˈɾaɾ/ [ɔ.βli.tɨˈɾaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.bli.tɨˈɾa.ɾi/ [ɔ.βli.tɨˈɾa.ɾi]

Verb

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obliterar (first-person singular present oblitero, first-person singular preterite obliterei, past participle obliterado)

  1. (transitive) to obliterate, null, erase, annihilate, destroy completely, eradicate
    Synonyms: aniquilar, apagar, erradicar, extinguir

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin oblitterāre (blot out), from oblinō (smear over).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /obliteˈɾaɾ/ [o.β̞li.t̪eˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: o‧bli‧te‧rar

Verb

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obliterar (first-person singular present oblitero, first-person singular preterite obliteré, past participle obliterado)

  1. (transitive) to obliterate, null, erase, annihilate, destroy completely, eradicate
    Synonyms: anihilar, apagar, erradicar, extinguir

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