To forget; to wipe from existence.
'obliviate' is a correct and usable word in written English. It is a verb meaning to cause someone to forget something, either through magic, drugs, or psychological manipulation. Example sentence: "To protect the wizarding world from exposure, he cast an obliviate spell on all of the Muggles in the vicinity who had witnessed the magical event.".
OBLIVIATE spell Scuppered memory.
Alohomora – to open locked windows and doors 7. Avada Kedavra – to bring about instant death 8. Sectumsempra – the incantation for one of the Half-Blood Prince's spells 9. Obliviate – to make the subject forget 10.
It was one of the best films that I have ever seen, and I wish that I could be obliviated, just to feel the thrill of re-watching the film.
Where the Harry Potter books and films always presented Britain's Muggles as harmless chumps who could simply be obliviated if they accidentally spotted anything magical, the new trailer confirms North America's No-Majs are a far more threatening breed.
And would death have been any less terrifying if I'd understood that it wasn't an endless nothing but consisted instead of memory cogitating for eons on itself?... It's not memory that's obliviated here—it's time.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com