0 present participle of obliterate
1 to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be seen:
We speculate that, earlier during development, the aorta was damaged, became inflamed and was repaired, with fibrosis obliterating the elastic tissue.
It is the basis of under writing the liberty of others, not of obliterating it.
They were standing at the front of the stage, choir-fashion, obliterating the voices of several soloists further up-stage.
As with the onemeasure patterns, the accents here create rhythmic tension without obliterating the underlying duple feel.
Someone had dragged the lower piece several meters away from the upper fragment, obliterating its carving in the process.
The photographs are especially a treat for those who have been in this area and experienced considerable overcast skies, rain, and fog, obliterating the spectacular scenery.
People did not want to be reminded of their days of submission, and getting rid of the language was one way of obliterating the colonial past.
We change for the sake of change, obliterating what was there before, often without finding out what or why it was, and squandering the planet's resources along the way.
