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Obliterate

/əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/
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(verb) To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.

This threatens to obliterate all the progress we have made over the years.
Layla wanted to obliterate the memory of Fadil's first wife.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The heavy snowfall was enough to completely ____ any trace of the path through the woods.

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