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Obliteration vs Destroy - What's the difference?

obliteration | destroy |

As a noun obliteration

is cancellation (of a postage stamp); postmark.

As a verb destroy is

to damage beyond use or repair
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obliteration

English

Noun

(-)
  • The total destruction of something
  • The cancellation, erasure or deletion of something
  • destroy

    English

    Verb

  • To damage beyond use or repair.
  • The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
  • To cause destruction.
  • ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
  • To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
  • ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
  • To put down or euthanize.
  • Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
  • (colloquial) To defeat soundly.
  • (computing) To remove data.
  • The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.

    Synonyms

    * annihilate * break * demolish * kill * ruin * waste * See also

    Antonyms

    * build * construct * create * make * raise * repair

    Derived terms

    * destroyable * destroyer * destroyer escort * destroying angel