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Obliterate vs Blighted - What's the difference?

obliterate | blighted |

As verbs the difference between obliterate and blighted

is that obliterate is to remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy while blighted is past tense of blight.

As an adjective blighted is

having suffered a blight.

obliterate

English

Verb

(obliterat)
  • To remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy.
  • * (1841-1898)
  • *:The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are slowly obliterated .
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  • *:Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ΒΆ ("I never) understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."

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    blighted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (blight)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having suffered a blight
  • having caused to suffer a blight
  • ruined, spoiled

    • Derived terms

    * blighted ovum * unblighted

    See also

    * blight

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