All 3 Uses of
obliterate
in
Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)
- A month ago, the Capitol's firebombs obliterated the poor coal miners' houses in the Seam, the shops in the town, even the Justice Building.†
Chpt 1obliterated = completely done away with
- 13 was said to have been obliterated in the war between the Capitol and the districts
Chpt 2 *obliterated = completely destroyed
- Whole sections of the Nut collapse before our eyes, obliterating any sign that human beings have ever set foot on the place.†
Chpt 15obliterating = doing away with completely
Definition:
to completely destroy or wipe out so that nothing remains -- either physically or figuratively