definition of obliteration
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obliterate verb (used with object), obliterated, obliterating. 1. to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely. 2. to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface. Origin of obliterate. Latin.
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- Defacement (flag) For vandalism of flags, see Flag desecration. Defacement is a term used in heraldry and vexillology to refer to the addition of a symbol or charge to another flag. For example, the New Zealand flag is the British Blue Ensign defaced with a Southern Cross in the fly.
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spoliation (law) The intentional destruction of or tampering with (a document) in such way as to impair evidentiary effect.
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destroy To destroy is defined as to damage, ruin or spoil something beyond repair. When you drive a truck into a house and totally demolish it, this is an example of a situation where you destroy the house. 1  to tear down; demolish. 2  to break up or spoil completely; ruin. 3  to bring to total defeat; crush.
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abolish The definition of abolish means to destroy, get rid of or to stop something. An example of abolish would be the ending of slavery in 1865. abolish. abolish. To do away with; put an end to; annul: voted to abolish the tax.
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obliterate Eventually (by the late 18th century), its meaning was generalized to removing anything from existence. In the meantime, another sense had developed. In the late 17th century, physicians began using obliterate for the surgical act of filling or closing up a vessel, cavity, or passage with tissue. Its final stamp on the English lexicon was delivered in the mid-19th century: to cancel a postage or revenue stamp..
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Definitions &Translations Annihilation. Annihilation is defined as total destruction or complete obliteration of an object; having its root in the Latin nihil. A literal translation is to make into nothing.
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- disintegration (plural disintegrations) 1  A process by which anything disintegrates. 2  The condition of anything which has disintegrated. ( 3 geology) A wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
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- Definition of suppression. 1 : an act or instance of suppressing : the state of being suppressed.
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Definitions &Translations Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: destroy (Verb). To cause destruction. Hooligans destroy unprovoked. destroy (Verb). To neutralize, undo a property or condition. Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate. destroy (Verb). To put down or euthanize. Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
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dismantle Definition of dismantle. dismantled. dismantling. 1 : to disconnect the pieces of will have to dismantle the engine; also : to destroy the integrity or functioning of The program was later dismantled due to a lack of funding.
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sabotage Definition of sabotage. 1 : destruction of an employer's property (as tools or materials) or the hindering of manufacturing by discontented workers. 2 : destructive or obstructive action carried on by a civilian or enemy agent to hinder a nation's war effort.
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What is MUTILATION? What is MUTILATION? As applied to written documents, such as wills, court records, and the like, this term means rendering the. document imperfect by the subtraction from it of some essential part, as, by cutting, tear ing, burning, or erasure, but without totally destroying it. See Woodfill v. Patton, 76 Ind. 583, 40 Am. Rep. 269. In criminal law
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Pejoration in Language In linguistics, pejoration is the downgrading or depreciation of a word's meaning, as when a word with a positive sense develops a negative one. Pejoration is much more common that the opposite process, called amelioration. Silly. The word silly is a classic example of pejoration, or gradual worsening of meaning.
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disintegration disintegration dis·in·te·gra·tion (dĭs-ĭn'tĭ-grā'shən) n. The breaking up of the component parts of a substance, as in catabolism or decay. The disorganization or disruption of mental processes in mental illness. The natural or induced transformation of an atomic nucleus from a more massive to a less massive configuration by the emission of particles or radiation.
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- Obscurant definition, a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge. See more.
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Confiscation Confiscation is a legal form of seizure by a government or other public authority. The word is also used, popularly, of spoliation under legal forms, or of any seizure of property as punishment or in enforcement of the law.
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abolish suppress, nullify, cancel; annihilate, obliterate, extinguish; exterminate, extirpate, eliminate. Abolish, eradicate, stamp out mean to do away completely with something. To abolish is to cause to cease, often by a summary order: to abolish a requirement. Stamp out implies forcibly making an end to something considered undesirable or harmful: to stamp out the opium traffic.
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devastation neutralisation, neutralization - (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) sabotage - a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged. extermination, liquidation - the act of exterminating. holocaust - an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire); a nuclear holocaust. demolition - the act of demolishing. spoliation - (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence.
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Definitions &Translations Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with(verb) terminate, end, or take out. Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics; Socialism extinguished these archaic customs; eliminate my debts. obviate, rid of, eliminate(verb) do away with.
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Obscurantism Obscurantism (/ɒbˈskjʊərənˌtɪzəm, əb-/ and /ˌɒbskjʊˈræntɪzəm/)[1][2] is the practice of deliberately preventing the facts of some subject matter from becoming known.
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- deflagration is the burning of a substance with explosive violence, generally due to excess of oxygen. The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis Frederick Hutton Getman It seems to me that the deflagration, by the intense brilliancy of the substances in combustion, is produced in pure oxygen.
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desecrate vb (tr) 1. (Sociology) to violate or outrage the sacred character of (an object or place) by destructive, blasphemous, or sacrilegious action. 2. (Sociology) to remove the consecration from (a person, object, building, etc); deconsecrate.
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conflagration Definition of conflagration. 1  1 : fire; especially : a large disastrous fire The conflagration destroyed the warehouses. 2  2 : conflict, war The conflagration between the two countries lasted for ten years.
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abomination (plural abominations) 1  An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.] 2  The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing. 3  That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones.
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Definitions &Translations Definitions for Sequestrationˌsi kwɛsˈtreɪ ʃən, sɪ kwɛs-. segregation, sequestration(noun) the act of segregating or sequestering. sequestration of the jury. sequestration(noun) the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions.