verb
obliviate
Obliviate (verb) means to make someone forget something, or to erase it completely.
verb
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To make someone forget something, or to erase it completely.
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Etymology
Formed from oblivion and -ate (a verb-forming suffix). Oblivion itself comes either from Old French oblivion (13th century) or directly from Latin oblīviō, ultimately from oblīvīscor (“to forget”), which originally meant “even out, smooth over, erase”; this may further come from ob- (“against, towards”) plus the root of lēvis (“smooth”) and -scor (a suffix forming inchoative verbs).
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What is the meaning of obliviate?
"obliviate" (verb) means to make someone forget something, or to erase it completely.
What is another word for obliviate?
Other words for "obliviate" include obliterate.
What is the opposite of obliviate?
The opposite of "obliviate" is remember.
