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How to pronounce “obliterate”
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Pronunciation guide for obliterate
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of obliterate with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The UN Is Speaking Up About AI — Here’s What They’re Saying
technology could absolutely obliterate
- Definition summary
- (transitive)
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce obliterate
The UN Is Speaking Up About AI — Here’s What They’re Saying

technology could absolutely obliterate
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “obliterate”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive)
- (intransitive)
- [Adjective]
- (except poetic) Completely destroyed or erased; effaced, obliterated.
- (entomology, rare) Of markings on an insect: difficult to distinguish from the background; faint, indistinct.
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