All 4 Uses of
obliterate
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- There he murdered the Muggle man who had abandoned his witch mother, and, for good measure, his Muggle grandparents, thus obliterating the last of the unworthy Riddle line and revenging himself upon the father who never wanted him.†
Chpt 17
- He has tried to rework the memory to show himself in a better light, obliterating those parts which he does not wish me to see.†
Chpt 17 *
- It was almost unbearable to turn away from the mass of students streaming out into the sunshine, all of them wearing rosettes and hats and brandishing banners and scarves, to descend the stone steps into the dungeons and walk until the distant sounds of the crowd were quite obliterated, knowing that he would not be able to hear a word of commentary or a cheer or groan.†
Chpt 24
- Harry was standing stock-still as waves of shock crashed over him, wave after wave, obliterating every-thing except the information that had been kept from him for so long … It was Snape who had overheard the prophecy.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
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(obliterate) do away with completely