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obliterate in Arabic

عَفَا ʕafā

UK/əˈblɪtəɹeɪt//əˈblɪtəˌɹeɪt/

obliterate in Arabic: عَفَا (ʕafā). In English, obliterate means to destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.

Arabic words for obliterate

to destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace
عَفَا ʕafā

English meaning of obliterate

  1. verb To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.
  2. verb To hide (something) by covering it; to conceal, to obscure.
  3. verb To make (a drawing, text which is printed or written, etc.) indecipherable, either by erasing or obscuring it; to blot out, to efface, to delete.
  4. verb To impair the function and/or structure of (a body cavity, vessel, etc.) by ablating or occluding it (in the latter case, chiefly by filling it with tissue).

Full definition of obliterate

obliterate in a sentence

  • The rainclouds obliterated the sun as they swept across the sky.
  • distal pulses obliterate until perfusion is restored

Synonyms of obliterate

All synonyms of obliterate

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Questions about obliterate in Arabic

What is the meaning of obliterate in Arabic?
Obliterate in Arabic is عَفَا (ʕafā).
ما معنى كلمة obliterate؟
Obliterate: عَفَا (ʕafā).
What does obliterate mean in English?
Obliterate means to destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.

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