obliterare

Definitions of obliterare
  1. verb
    mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
    synonyms: cancellare
  2. verb
    remove completely from recognition or memory
    synonyms: asciugare, rasciugare
    annebbiare, appannare, nascondersi, offuscare, oscurare, ottenebrare, rimbucarsi, rintanarsi
    make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
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    type of:
    annebbiarsi, appannarsi, oscurarsi
    become vague or indistinct
  3. verb
    declare invalid
    synonyms: annichilire, annullare, cassare, fuggire, rescindere, rimettere, risolvere, rompere, scapitare, sciogliere
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    antonyms:
    formalizzare, ufficializzare
    declare or make legally valid
    type of:
    disdire, rimangiare, rinunciare, rinunziare, sciogliere
    declare null and void; make ineffective
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