Question 1

Where does the French word "oblitérer" come from?

Accepted Answer

from Latin oblitterare, from ob, 'on', and littera, in the sense of 'writing bar'.

Question 2

What does "oblitérer" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

To erase, wear out, especially when speaking of something that has suffered the ravages of time, or some other natural cause.
To imprint a mark on a postage stamp, a public transportation ticket, etc., to validate its use and prevent it from being used again.
To diminish, weaken, reduce, gradually erase.
To disappear, or have a tendency to disappear.
To gradually close, in the case of a canal, a duct, a vessel, whose walls end up adhering to each other.

Question 3

What is the translation of "oblitérer" into english?

Accepted Answer

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