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εξαφανίζω — meaning in English

exafanizo

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English meaning

  • disappear verb To vanish from sight; to stop being visible.
  • obliterate verb To destroy something completely, leaving no trace.

Senses

εξαφανίζω is used for these senses in English:

  • disappear (transitive, often, euphemistic) To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.
  • obliterate To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.

disappear — full definition

  1. verb To vanish from sight; to stop being visible.
  2. verb To go missing, especially suddenly and without explanation.
  3. verb (transitive, informal) To make someone vanish, especially by abducting or killing them for political reasons.

obliterate — full definition

  1. verb To destroy something completely, leaving no trace.
  2. verb To rub out or make text or a mark impossible to read.

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