0 to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be seen: --
Although the person obviously had other features, the chosen label obliterated all other characteristics.
When the infundibulum is severely narrowed or obliterated, cardiac catheterization is necessary to define the status of the coronary circulation.
The aneurysm was obliterated with a second patch.
One of these was obliterated with coils placed via a catheter following the second operation.
The address is partially obliterated by the now-removed sealing wax once on the folded paper of the letter.
Except for the silhouette of the ears, the facial features are completely obliterated, and no traces of headgear are evident.
Later deformations obliterated and partly extinguished possible shear sense indicators so that the shear sense can hardly be determined.
Decortication and decerebration obliterated felt-pain from the experiment, and represented the laboratory as a pain-free space.