annihilate
verb (used with object)
to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly.
have annihilated
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present perfectof annihilate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If it had done so, however, nothing should exist: all of the antimatter and matter particles should have annihilated one another.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2023
Studies indicate pythons have annihilated the Everglades’ mammal population, with some species — such as marsh rabbits and foxes — entirely gone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
Fire, mildew, carelessness, water, censorship, indifference and a need for cheap paper have annihilated many undoubted masterpieces.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
Based on what we know about antimatter, all the particle pairs should have annihilated each other, leaving a universe filled with a stable soup of energy and no matter.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2014
The neutrinos and antineutrinos, however, would not have annihilated with each other, because these particles interact with themselves and with other particles only very weakly.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
