different between obliterate vs elimate

English

Etymology

From Latin oblitter?tus, perfect passive participle of oblitter? (“blot out”), from oblin? (“smear over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?l?t??e?t/

Verb

obliterate (third-person singular simple present obliterates, present participle obliterating, simple past and past participle obliterated)

1. To remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy.
   • 1876, William Black, Madcap Violet

     The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are slowly obliterated.

   • Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:destroy

Related terms

• obliteration

Translations

Italian

Verb

obliterate

1. second-person plural present indicative of obliterare
2. second-person plural imperative of obliterare
3. feminine plural of obliterato

Latin

Verb

obliter?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of obliter?

English

Etymology

From Latin ?l?m?tus, past participle of ?l?m?re (“to file up”); ?- (“out”) + l?m?re (“to file”), from l?ma (“file”).

Verb

elimate (third-person singular simple present elimates, present participle elimating, simple past and past participle elimated)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To render smooth; to polish.

Anagrams

• Elamite

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e?.li??ma?.te/, [e?li??mä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.li?ma.te/, [?li?m??t??]

Verb

?l?m?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?l?m?