obliviate
Make someone forget
Obliviate is a fictional spell from the Harry Potter series that erases memories.
Outside fan communities, the word sees occasional use meaning to wipe from memory or cause to forget entirely: I wish I could obliviate that whole conversation.
The word plays on oblivion, the state of being forgotten or unaware.
Pathological loss of recall
- forgetfulnessFailure to retain information
- forgetFail to recall
- wipeRub to clean
- eraseRemove recorded marks
blank · fugue · suppression · repression · blankness · lapse · loss · gap
Destroy all traces of
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- eraseRemove recorded marks
- eradicateDestroy completely, utterly
- wipe outDestroy completely or tumble
efface · extinguish · expunge · eliminate · destroy · abolish · nullify · void
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- incantationSpoken magical formula
- wandThin ceremonial stick
- Harry PotterFictional adolescent sorcerer
- HermioneWoman's name from antiquity
Hogwarts · Lockhart · wizardry · charm · enchantment · curse · hex · Ministry of Magic
amnesia
Pathological loss of recall
- forgetfulnessFailure to retain information
- forgetFail to recall
- wipeRub to clean
erase · blank · fugue · suppression · repression · blankness · lapse · loss · gap · mindwipe
obliterate
Destroy all traces of
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- eraseRemove recorded marks
- eradicateDestroy completely, utterly
wipe out · efface · extinguish · expunge · eliminate · destroy · abolish · nullify · void · negate
spell
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- incantationSpoken magical formula
- wandThin ceremonial stick
- Harry PotterFictional adolescent sorcerer
Hogwarts · Hermione · Lockhart · wizardry · charm · enchantment · curse · hex · Ministry of Magic · muggle
cover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
- hideConceal or pelt
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
censorship · silencing · erasure · redaction · blot out · expunge · whitewash · sanitize · bury · obscure