annihilate
[ uh-nahy-uh-leyt ]
/ əˈnaɪ əˌleɪt /
verb (used with object), an·ni·hi·lat·ed, an·ni·hi·lat·ing.
to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
to destroy the collective existence or main body of; wipe out: to annihilate an army.
to annul; make void: to annihilate a law.
to cancel the effect of; nullify.
to defeat completely; vanquish: Our basketball team annihilated the visiting team.
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Origin of annihilate
SYNONYMS FOR annihilate
OTHER WORDS FROM annihilate
an·ni·hi·la·tive [uh-nahy-uh-ley-tiv, ‐uh-luh‐] /əˈnaɪ əˌleɪ tɪv, ‐ə lə‐/, an·ni·hi·la·to·ry [uh-nahy-uh-luh-tawr-ee, ‐tohr-ee] /əˈnaɪ ə ləˌtɔr i, ‐ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveun·an·ni·hi·lat·ed, adjectiveun·an·ni·hi·la·tive, adjectiveun·an·ni·hi·la·to·ry, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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annihilate
/ (əˈnaɪəˌleɪt) /
verb
(tr) to destroy completely; extinguish
(tr) informal to defeat totally, as in debate or argument
(intr) physics to undergo annihilation
Derived forms of annihilate
annihilable (əˈnaɪələbəl), adjectiveannihilative, adjectiveannihilator, nounWord Origin for annihilate
C16: from Late Latin annihilāre to bring to nothing, from Latin nihil nothing
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