Obliterate \Ob*lit"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obliterated; p. pr. & vb. n. Obliterating.]

[L. obliteratus, p. p. of obliterare to obliterate; ob (see Ob-) + litera, littera, letter. See Letter.]

1. To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing. [1913 Webster]

2. To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as, to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity. [1913 Webster]

The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are slowly obliterated. --W. Black. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

obliterating \obliterating\ adj. making undecipherable or imperceptible; as, obliterating mists.

Syn: obscurant. [WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

obliterating adj : making undecipherable or imperceptible; "obliterating mists"; "an obscurant bank of clouds" [syn: obscurant]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Obliterate \Ob*lit"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obliterated; p. pr. & vb. n. Obliterating.]

[L. obliteratus, p. p. of obliterare to obliterate; ob (see Ob-) + litera, littera, letter. See Letter.]

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

2. To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity.

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)