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单词 wipe something or someone out
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to destroy or get rid of completely
The disease could wipe out certain species of moth in the UK.
Synonyms
destroy
They could destroy the enemy in days rather than weeks.
eliminate (slang)
The colonel announced that the opposition had been eliminated.
take out (slang)
massacre
Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.
slaughter
They were slaughtered by invaders.
erase
They are desperate to erase the memory of their defeat.
eradicate
battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus
blow away (slang, mainly US)
obliterate
Whole villages were obliterated by the fire.
liquidate (informal)
They have not hesitated in the past to liquidate their rivals.
annihilate
The army was annihilated.
efface
an attempt to efface the memory of their previous failures
exterminate
A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.
expunge (formal)
The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory.
extirpate (archaic)
The Romans wished to extirpate Druidism in Britain.
wipe from the face of the earth (informal)
kill to the last man
blot out
kennet (Australian, slang)
jeff (Australian, slang)
See wipe

Additional synonyms

in the sense of annihilate
Definition
to destroy (a place or a group of people) completely
The army was annihilated.
Synonyms
destroy,
abolish,
wipe out,
erase,
eradicate,
extinguish,
obliterate,
liquidate,
root out,
exterminate,
nullify,
extirpate (archaic),
wipe from the face of the earth,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of efface
Definition
to rub out or erase
an attempt to efface the memory of their previous failures
Synonyms
obliterate,
remove,
destroy,
cancel,
wipe out,
erase,
eradicate,
excise,
delete,
annihilate,
raze,
blot out,
cross out,
expunge (formal),
rub out,
extirpate (archaic)
in the sense of eliminate
Definition
to murder in cold blood
The colonel announced that the opposition had been eliminated.
Synonyms
murder,
kill,
do in (slang),
take out (slang),
terminate,
slay,
blow away (slang, US),
liquidate,
annihilate,
exterminate,
bump off (slang),
rub out (US, slang),
waste (informal)

Nearby words of
wipe something or someone out

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Synonyms of 'wipe something or someone out'

wipe something or someone out

Additional synonyms

in the sense of eradicate
Definition
to destroy or get rid of completely
battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus
Synonyms
wipe out,
eliminate,
remove,
destroy,
get rid of,
abolish,
erase,
excise,
extinguish,
stamp out,
obliterate,
uproot,
weed out,
annihilate,
put paid to,
root out,
efface,
exterminate,
expunge (formal),
extirpate,
wipe from the face of the earth
in the sense of erase
Definition
to destroy all traces of
They are desperate to erase the memory of their defeat.
Synonyms
delete,
cancel out,
wipe out,
remove,
eradicate,
excise,
obliterate,
efface,
blot out,
expunge (formal)
in the sense of expunge
Definition
to remove all traces of
The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory.
Synonyms
erase,
remove,
destroy,
abolish,
cancel,
get rid of,
wipe out,
eradicate,
excise,
delete,
extinguish,
strike out,
obliterate,
annihilate,
efface,
exterminate,
annul,
raze,
blot out,
extirpate (archaic)
in the sense of exterminate
Definition
to destroy a group or type of people, animals, or plants completely
A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.
Synonyms
destroy,
kill,
eliminate,
abolish,
eradicate,
annihilate,
extirpate (archaic)
in the sense of extirpate
Definition
to remove or destroy completely
The Romans wished to extirpate Druidism in Britain.
Synonyms
wipe out,
destroy,
eliminate,
abolish,
erase,
remove,
eradicate,
excise,
extinguish,
uproot,
annihilate,
root out,
exterminate,
expunge (formal),
deracinate,
pull up by the roots,
wipe from the face of the earth
in the sense of liquidate
Definition
to eliminate or kill
They have not hesitated in the past to liquidate their rivals.
Synonyms
kill,
murder,
remove,
destroy,
do in (slang),
silence,
eliminate (slang),
take out (slang),
get rid of,
wipe out (informal),
dispatch,
finish off,
do away with,
blow away (slang, US),
annihilate,
exterminate,
bump off (slang),
rub out (US, slang)
in the sense of massacre
Definition
to kill people indiscriminately in large numbers
Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.
Synonyms
slaughter,
kill,
murder,
butcher,
take out (slang),
wipe out,
slay (archaic, literary),
blow away (slang, US),
annihilate,
exterminate,
mow down,
cut to pieces
in the sense of obliterate
Definition
to destroy every trace of
Whole villages were obliterated by the fire.
Synonyms
destroy,
eliminate,
devastate,
waste,
wreck,
wipe out,
demolish,
ravage,
eradicate,
desolate,
annihilate,
put paid to,
raze,
blow to bits,
extirpate (archaic),
blow sky-high,
destroy root and branch,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang),
wipe from or off the face of the earth
in the sense of slaughter
Definition
to kill brutally
They were slaughtered by invaders.
Synonyms
kill (informal),
murder,
massacre,
destroy,
do in (slang),
execute,
dispatch,
assassinate,
blow away (slang, US),
annihilate,
bump off (slang)
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