Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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wipe out | No | No | Yes | No |
obliterate | No | Yes | Yes | No |
wipe out (adjective) | obliterate (adjective) |
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reduced to nothingness |
wipe out (verb) | obliterate (verb) |
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kill in large numbers | remove completely from recognition or memory |
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase | make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing |
remove from memory or existence | mark for deletion, rub off, or erase |
wipe out the effect of something | do away with completely, without leaving a trace |
use up (resources or materials) | |
eliminate completely and without a trace |