OBLITERATING
Verb
obliterating
present participle of obliterate
Source: Wiktionary
OBLITERATE
Ob*lit"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obliterated; p. pr. & vb. n. Obliterating.] Etym: [L. obliteratus, p.p. of obliterare to obliterate; ob (see Ob-) + litera, littera, letter. See Letter.]
1. To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing.
2. To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity. The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are slowly obliterated. W. Black.
Ob*lit"er*ate, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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