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ABLATE Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word ablate. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word ablate. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for ABLATE

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annihilate
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

cancel
verbv
noun

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

verb

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• make up for

• declare null and void; make ineffective

• remove or make invisible

• make invalid for use

delete
verbv
verb

• remove or make invisible

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

• cut or eliminate

efface
verbv
verb

• remove completely from recognition or memory

• make inconspicuous

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

eliminate
verbv
verb

• terminate, end, or take out

• get rid of something

• kill in large numbers

• dismiss from consideration or a contest

• eliminate from the body

• remove from a contest or race

• remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

eradicate
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

erase
verbv
verb

• remove from memory or existence

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

excise
verbv
noun

• a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

verb

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• levy an excise tax on

• remove by cutting

expunge
verbv
verb

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

obliterate
verbv
adjective satellite

• reduced to nothingness

verb

• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

• remove completely from recognition or memory

• do away with completely, without leaving a trace

remove
verbv
noun

• degree of figurative distance or separation

verb

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• remove from a position or an office

• dispose of

• cause to leave

• shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

• stay away or leave

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• get rid of something abstract

slay
verb, nounv, n
verb

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• to succeed greatly

wipe out
verbv
verb

• use up (resources or materials)

• kill in large numbers

• eliminate completely and without a trace

• remove from memory or existence

• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

• wipe out the effect of something

Best Hypernyms For ABLATE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for ablate, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
remove cut eliminate excise extirpate extract harvest take wear withdraw
Phrases (4)
wear downwear offwear outwear thin

Alternatives for ANNIHILATE

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