annihilate
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.
Origin of annihilate
1Other words 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/, adjective
- un·an·ni·hi·lat·ed, adjective
- un·an·ni·hi·la·tive, adjective
- un·an·ni·hi·la·to·ry, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for annihilate
/ (əˈnaɪəˌleɪt) /
(tr) to destroy completely; extinguish
(tr) informal to defeat totally, as in debate or argument
(intr) physics to undergo annihilation
Origin of annihilate
1Derived forms of annihilate
- annihilable (əˈnaɪələbəl), adjective
- annihilative, adjective
- annihilator, noun
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