0 past simple and past participle of obliterate
1 to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be seen:
Although these appear flexed, details of the forearms and hands are obliterated.
Here, the igneous and corona textures are obliterated by the growth of amphibolite-facies assemblages with hornblende, plagioclase, biotite, garnet and zoisite.
Their nerves are strung out, all power of resistance obliterated.
In sum, farmers do not feel that petty trade has obliterated agriculture.
In most cases a gap indicates a doorway, but the collapse of structures has often obliterated this evidence.
In cases with an extremely small cavity, the mural hypertrophy had obliterated the apical and outlet components of the right ventricular cavities.
Here, the ostensible line between cosmetic artificiality and "genuine" beauty is obliterated.
The intercordal spaces are obliterated by leaflet tissue.