obliterar

== Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin oblitterāre (“blot out”), from oblinō (“smear over”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [u.βli.təˈɾa] IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.bli.təˈɾa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [o.bli.teˈɾaɾ] === Verb === obliterar (first-person singular present oblitero, first-person singular preterite obliterí, past participle obliterat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/ (transitive) to obliterate, to erase, to smudge, to cross out Synonym: esborrar (transitive) to cancel (a stamp) (transitive, medicine) to obliterate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== obliterador ==== Related terms ==== obliteració === Further reading === “obliterar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin oblitterāre (“blot out”), from oblitus, past participle of oblinō (“to smear over”). Influenced by littera (“letter”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === obliterar (first-person singular present oblitero, first-person singular preterite obliterei, past participle obliterado) (transitive) to obliterate, null, erase, annihilate, destroy completely, eradicate Synonyms: aniquilar, apagar, erradicar, extinguir ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “obliterar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “obliterar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin oblitterāre (“blot out”), from oblinō (“smear over”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /obliteˈɾaɾ/ [o.β̞li.t̪eˈɾaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: o‧bli‧te‧rar === Verb === obliterar (first-person singular present oblitero, first-person singular preterite obliteré, past participle obliterado) (transitive) to obliterate, null, erase, annihilate, destroy completely, eradicate Synonyms: anihilar, apagar, erradicar, extinguir ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “obliterar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025