obliterate
/əˈblɪtəreɪt/
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American sound/əˈblɪtəreɪt/
əˈblɪtəreɪt
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ə - ˈblɪtəreɪt -> obliterate
Myanmar meaning
(v) ပွတ်တိုက်ဖျက်စီးသည်။
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obliterate /ǝ'blÇtǝreÇt/ v
၁။ ချေဖျက်သည်။ ပျက်သုန်းသည်။ ပျက်ပြုန်းသည်။ The entire village was obliterated by the tornado. ❍ She tried to obliterate the memory of her childhood.
၂။ ဖုံးကွယ်သည်။ ပိတ်ဆီးသည်။ The view was totally obliterated by the fog. obliteration /ǝblÇtǝ'reÇʃn/ n [U]
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wipe out, destroy, demolish, eliminate, eradicate, annihilate, reduce to nothing, KO, X-out, abolish, ax, black out, blot out, blue pencil, bog, cancel, cover, cut, defeat, delete, do in, efface, erase, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, finish, finish off, kill, knock off, knock out, level, liquidate, mark out, nix, obscure, off, ravage, root out, rub off, rub out, scratch, scrub, shoot down, sink, smash, squash, take apart, take out, torpedo, total, trash, wash out, waste, wipe off face of earth, zap
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