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title: obliterated — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «obliterated» in the school dictionary: Destroyed completely so that nothing is left. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# obliterated

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**Who acts:** volcano, Snow, meteor, flood, happy news, deathly silence · **What happens:** destroy, leave, cover, hide, not see, obliterate · **To what, where:** nothing, it, footprints, game, town, meteor · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«obliterated» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [obliterated in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/obliterated.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Destroyed completely so that nothing is left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obliterated:m1:1
# text = Destroyed completely so that nothing is left.
1	Destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	7	mark	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **destroy** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **leave** | present · passive |  | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Covered or hidden so that it cannot be seen, as in "footprints obliterated by snow".

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obliterated:m2:1
# text = Covered or hidden so that it cannot be seen, as in "footprints obliterated by snow".
1	Covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	10	mark	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	footprints	footprint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
16	obliterated	obliterate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hide** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **see** | can · passive |  | it |  |  |  | as footprints | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as footprint=Attribute |
| 4 | **obliterate** *in a quote* | participle |  | footprints *not said here* |  |  |  | by snow | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Beaten very badly in a game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obliterated:m3:1
# text = Beaten very badly in a game.
1	Beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | participle |  |  |  | a game |  | badly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in game=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town was obliterated by the volcano.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obliterated:x1:1
# text = The town was obliterated by the volcano.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	obliterated	obliterate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obliterate** | past · passive | the volcano | the town |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snow obliterated our footprints.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obliterated:x2:1
# text = Snow obliterated our footprints.
1	Snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	obliterated	obliterate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	footprints	footprint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obliterate** | past | Snow | our footprints |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent footprint=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The meteor was obliterated as it burned up in the atmosphere.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obliterated:x3:1
# text = The meteor was obliterated as it burned up in the atmosphere.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meteor	meteor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	obliterated	obliterate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	burned	burn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obliterate** | past · passive |  | the meteor |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **burn up** | past | meteor |  |  | the atmosphere |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in atmosphere=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old writing on the stone was nearly obliterated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obliterated:x4:1
# text = The old writing on the stone was nearly obliterated.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	obliterated	obliterate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obliterate** | past · passive |  | the old writing on the stone |  |  |  | nearly *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We got obliterated 10–0 in the final! (informal)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* We got obliterated 10–0 in the final!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obliterated:x5:1
# text = We got obliterated 10–0 in the final!
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	obliterated	obliterate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	–	–	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	6	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obliterate** | past · passive |  | We |  | the final |  | 10 – 0 *obl* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (informal)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obliterated:x5:2
# text = (informal)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The flood obliterated the bridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obliterated:x6:1
# text = The flood obliterated the bridge.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	obliterated	obliterate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obliterate** | past | the flood | the bridge |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridge=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her sad memory was obliterated by the happy news.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obliterated:x7:1
# text = Her sad memory was obliterated by the happy news.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	obliterated	obliterate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obliterate** | past · passive | the happy news | Her sad memory |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A light fall of snow had obliterated all footmarks; and a deathly silence pervaded the island, as if for a space Nature stood still in horror of the recent carnage.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obliterated:x8:1
# text = A light fall of snow had obliterated all footmarks; and a deathly silence pervaded the island, as if for a space Nature stood still in horror of the recent carnage.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	obliterated	obliterate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	footmarks	footmark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	deathly	deathly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	pervaded	pervade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
19	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
20	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
24	Nature	Nature	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	_
25	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
26	still	still	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	horror	horror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	recent	recent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	carnage	carnage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obliterate** | past · perfect · passive |  | a light fall of snow |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pervade** | past | a deathly silence | the island |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **stand** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | a deathly silence *not said here* |  |  | horror of the recent carnage | still | for a space | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in horror=Location |

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