obliterate

动词 obliterate:

1. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
   同义词：kill, wipe out
2. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
   同义词：obscure, blot out, veil, hide
3. remove completely from recognition or memory
   同义词：efface
4. do away with completely, without leaving a trace

形容词 obliterate:

1. reduced to nothingness
   同义词：blotted out, obliterated

1. The view was obliterated by the fog.
   景色被浓雾遮住了。
2. The criminal obliterated all fingerprints.
   罪犯擦掉全部指印。

o.blit.er.ate

v.tr.（及物动词）
o.blit.er.at.ed,o.blit.er.at.ing,o.blit.er.ates
To do away with completely so as to leave no trace.See Synonyms at abolish
废除：完全废除，使毫无痕迹参见 abolish
To wipe out, rub off, or erase (writing or other markings).
擦掉，磨掉或刷掉（字迹或其他标记）
Medicine To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.
【医学】 消除，除去：完全除去（身体器官或一部分），通过手术、疾病或射线等

来源：
Latin oblitter3re oblitter3t- [to erase]
拉丁语 oblitter3re oblitter3t- [擦，除]
from ob litter3s
源自 ob litter3s
in ob litter3s scrobere [to write over letters] ob [over] * see ob- litter3s [accusative pl. of] littera [letter]
在 ob litter3s scrobere之中 [写在字母上] ob [在……上] *参见 ob- litter3s [] littera的宾格复数 [字母]
and from oblotus [past participle of] oblovosco [to forget] * see oblivion
并源自 oblotus [] oblovosco的过去分词 [忘记] *参见 oblivion

【引伸】
oblit.era.tion
n.（名词）
oblit.era.tive
oblit.era.tor
n.（名词）