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annihilate

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an·ni·hi·late  (-n-lt)
v. an·ni·hi·lat·ed, an·ni·hi·lat·ing, an·ni·hi·lates
v.tr.
1.
a. To destroy completely: The naval force was annihilated during the attack.
b. To reduce to nonexistence.
c. To defeat decisively; vanquish.
2. To nullify or render void; abolish.
v.intr. Physics
To participate in annihilation, as an electron and a positron do.

[Late Latin annihilre, annihilt- : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin nihil, nothing; see ne in Indo-European roots.]

an·nihi·la·bili·ty (-l-bl-t) n.
an·nihi·la·ble (-l-bl) adj.
an·nihi·lator n.

annihilate [əˈnaɪəˌleɪt]
vb
1. (tr) to destroy completely; extinguish
2. (tr) Informal to defeat totally, as in debate or argument
3. (Physics / General Physics) (intr) Physics to undergo annihilation
[from Late Latin annihilāre to bring to nothing, from Latin nihil nothing]
annihilable  [əˈnaɪələbəl] adj
annihilative  adj
annihilator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.annihilate - kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
decimate - kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

annihilate
verb destroy, abolish, wipe out, erase, eradicate, extinguish, obliterate, liquidate, root out, exterminate, nullify, extirpate, wipe from the face of the earth The army was annihilated.
Translations
annihilate [əˈnaɪəleɪt] VTaniquilar

annihilate [əˈnaɪɪleɪt] vt
(= destroy completely) [+ enemy, army, mankind] → annihiler, anéantir
(fig) (= defeat) (in match, argument)écraser

annihilate
vtvernichten; army alsoaufreiben, auslöschen (geh); (fig) hopezerschlagen; theoryvernichten, zerschlagen; (inf) person, opponent, teamfertigmachen (inf), → in die Pfanne hauen (inf); I felt completely annihilatedich war völlig am Boden zerstört (inf)

annihilate [əˈnaɪəleɪt] vtannientare, annichilire; (argument) → demolire

annihilate
v annihilate [əˈnaiəleit]
to destroy completely The epidemic annihilated the population of the town. uitroei, uitwis يُـبيد унищожавам vyhladit, zničit udslette; udrydde vernichten εξολοθρεύω aniquilar hävitama نابود کردن hävittää anéantir לְהַשְמִיד विनाश करना, मिटाना uništiti megsemmisít membinasakan, menghancurkan gereyða annientare 絶滅させる 몰살시키다 sunaikinti iznīcināt menghapuskan vernietigen tilintetgjøre, utrydde unicestwiać aniquilar a nimici уничтожать zničiť uničiti uništiti tillintetgöra, förinta ทำลายล้าง yerle bir etmek 消滅 знищувати, винищувати ستیا ناس کرنا ، تباہ کرنا huỷ diệt
n anˌnihiˈlation
uitwissing إبادَة унищожение vyhlazení, zničení udslettelse; udryddelse die Vernichtung εξολόθρευση aniquilación hävitus نابودی hävitys anéantissement הַשׁמָדָה विनाश, विध्वंस uništenje megsemmisítés pembinasaan, penghancuran tortíming annientamento 絶滅 멸종 (su)naikinimas iznīcināšana penghapusan vernietiging tilintetgjørelse, utrydding unicestwienie aniquilamento nimicire уничтожение skaza uničenje uništenje tillintetgörelse, förintelse การทำลายล้าง yok etme 消滅 знищення, винищення فنا ، نیستی ، بربادی sự huỷ diệt


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To escape the past and all that appertained thereto was to annihilate it, and to do that she would have to get away.
Besides, Barbicane's plans would ensure greater perfection for his projectile, and go far to annihilate altogether the effects of the shock.
They could at any moment annihilate it, by neglecting to provide for the choice of persons to administer its affairs.
 
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