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wipe out (1)
Meaning: If something is wiped out, it is completely destroyed.
Synonym: eradicate (formal)For example:
- wipe out sth Rising sea levels could wipe out many low-lying coastal cities.
- wipe sth out The World Health Organisation is trying to control diseases like malaria and tuberculosis, and one day hopes to wipe them out altogether.
Quick Quiz:
If bullying in schools could somehow be wiped out, students would feel
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