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Obliterate

To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing.

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Similar meaning 2

Destroyed 84% connected

of Destroy

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Destroyed 84% connected

of Destroy

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Verb group 8

Efface 84% connected

To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indisc…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Efface 84% connected

To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indisc…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Hide 84% connected

To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Hide 84% connected

To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Obscure 84% connected

Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Obscure 84% connected

Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Veil 84% connected

Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Veil 84% connected

Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 8

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Blur 76% connected

To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manu…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dim 76% connected

Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Eliminate 76% connected

To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Extinguish 76% connected

To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Slur 76% connected

To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 1

Mystify 76% connected

To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Obliteration 74% connected

The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Obliteration 74% connected

The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 6

Efface 92% connected

To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indisc…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Hide 92% connected

To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Kill 92% connected

A kiln.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Obliterated 92% connected

of Obliterate

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Obscure 92% connected

Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Veil 92% connected

Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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