obliterate

• يصف فعل الإمحاء أو الإزالة الكاملة لشيء ما بحيث لا يبقى له أثر.

Describes the act of destroying something completely so that nothing is left.

1. Reduced to nothingnessC1formal

   Completely destroyed or erased, leaving no trace.

   مُمْحى

   • The ancient city was obliterated by the volcanic eruption.
   • All evidence of the crime was obliterated.
   • The landscape was obliterated by the bombings.

   المرادفاتannihilateddestroyedextinguishedrazed

   الأضدادpreserved

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على محو الشيء محوًا تامًّا وإزالته من الوجود بحيث لا يبقى له أثر.

A verb used to indicate the act of destroying something completely, erasing all traces of it, or making it disappear.

1. Destroy completelyB2formal

   To destroy something so completely that no trace remains.

   محا تمامًا

   • The bomb obliterated the entire building.
   • The hurricane obliterated the coastal town.
   • The ancient city was obliterated by the volcanic eruption.

   المرادفاتannihilatedemolishdestroyeradicateeraseexpungeextirpaterazewipe out

   الأضدادbuildconstructcreateestablishpreserve

2. Erase or removeB2formal

   To remove all traces of something, such as a memory or evidence.

   مَحْو

   • Time had obliterated the details of the event from her memory.
   • The software can obliterate all data from the hard drive.
   • The new development obliterated the old landmarks.

   المرادفاتblot outdeleteeffaceeradicateeraseexpungewipe out

   الأضدادcreateestablishpreserverestoreretain

3. Remove from memoryC1formal

   To cause something to be completely forgotten or removed from recognition or memory.

   مَحْو من الذاكرة

   • The trauma had obliterated all memories of her childhood.
   • He tried to obliterate the painful experience from his mind.
   • The passage of time can obliterate even the most vivid recollections.

   المرادفاتblot outdeleteeffaceeradicateeraseexpungewipe out

   الأضدادrecallremember