ABLATE Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word ablate. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| annihilate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| cancel | verbv | |||||
noun • a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat verb • postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled • make up for • declare null and void; make ineffective • remove or make invisible • make invalid for use | ||||||
| delete | verbv | |||||
verb • remove or make invisible • wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information • cut or eliminate | ||||||
| efface | verbv | |||||
verb • remove completely from recognition or memory • make inconspicuous • remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing | ||||||
| eliminate | verbv | |||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out • get rid of something • kill in large numbers • dismiss from consideration or a contest • eliminate from the body • remove from a contest or race • remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations | ||||||
| eradicate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill in large numbers • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||
| erase | verbv | |||||
verb • remove from memory or existence • remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing • wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information | ||||||
| excise | verbv | |||||
noun • a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) verb • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line • levy an excise tax on • remove by cutting | ||||||
| expunge | verbv | |||||
verb • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | ||||||
| obliterate | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • reduced to nothingness verb • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing • remove completely from recognition or memory • do away with completely, without leaving a trace | ||||||
| remove | verbv | |||||
noun • degree of figurative distance or separation verb • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract • remove from a position or an office • dispose of • cause to leave • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes • stay away or leave • kill intentionally and with premeditation • get rid of something abstract | ||||||
| slay | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • kill intentionally and with premeditation • to succeed greatly | ||||||
| wipe out | verbv | |||||
verb • use up (resources or materials) • kill in large numbers • eliminate completely and without a trace • remove from memory or existence • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • wipe out the effect of something | ||||||
