English → Latin
“oblitterate” in Latin
oblitterōto erase, efface, obliterate, blot out; to consign to oblivion, cause to be forgottendēleōto destroy, raze, annihilate; to finish, terminate, put an end to; to delete (e.g. Ecclesiastical: from the book of lifeindūcōto lead, bring or conduct in or into somewhere; to bring forward, exhibit, represent; to bring into or before a courtrādōto scrape, shave, scratch; to rub, smooth; to touch (upon), brush along, grazeērādōto scrape away, pare; to abolish, eradicate, remove; to erase, deleteinterlinōto daub, besmear or anoint between; to falsify by erasingoffēnsiōoffense, offence; accident, misfortune, mishapexstinguōto quench, extinguish, put out; to destroy, kill, slay, abolish
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
oblitterate
oblitterare (e.g., offensionem; famam rei male gestae: memoriam alicujus rei): delere (blot out utterly; PROP., also, memoriam alicujus rei): exstinguere (The words are found in this connection and order.) exstinguere atque delere (IMPROP.): inducere: radere: eradere: interlinere [SYN. in ERASE]: funditus tollere. To oblitterate the very name of the Roman people, nomen populi Romani exstinguere. To oblitterate his infamy, infamiam exstinguere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for oblitterate?
- The usual Latin words for “oblitterate” are oblitterō, dēleō, indūcō; also rādō, ērādō, interlinō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.