Daily Word: OBLITERATE

ob·lit·er·ate

  [uh-blit-uh-reyt] 

~verb (used with object), ob·lit·er·at·ed, ob·lit·er·at·ing.

DEFINITION: 1) To remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely. 2) To blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface.

SENTENCE: My associate at work told me her divorce obliterated her finances; not sure anymore if marriage is for me.