How to Pronounce "obliterate"
word
əˈbɫɪtɝˌeɪt
uh-BLIT-ur-ayt
əblˈɪtəɹˌeɪt
uh-BLIT-uh-rayt
Definition
To destroy something completely so that nothing is left; or to remove all signs, memories, or traces of something.
IPA Transcription
American English
əˈbɫɪtɝˌeɪt
British English
əblˈɪtəɹˌeɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh-BLIT-ur-ayt
UK
uh-BLIT-uh-rayt
Listen in Context
The bomb obliterated the entire building.
Time cannot obliterate true friendship.
They tried to obliterate any evidence of the crime.
Years of war had obliterated the town's original character.