annihilate

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.

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

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an·nihi·la·bili·ty (-l-bl-t) n.

an·nihi·la·ble (-l-bl) adj.

an·nihi·lator n.

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annihilate

Verb

[-lating, -lated]

1. to destroy (a place or a group of people) completely

2. Informal to defeat totally in an argument or a contest [Latin nihil nothing]

annihilation n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

annihilate - kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" eradicate, decimate, wipe out, carry off, eliminate, extinguish 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"

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annihilate

verb destroy, abolish, wipe out, erase, eradicate, extinguish, obliterate, liquidate, root out, exterminate, nullify, extirpate, wipe from the face of the earth, kennet Austral. (slang) jeff Austral. (slang)

Translations

annihilate [əˈnaɪəleɪt] vt → aniquilar

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annihilate [əˈnaɪəleɪt] vt → annihiler, anéantir

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annihilate [əˈnaɪəleɪt] vt (also fig) → vernichten

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annihilate [əˈnaɪəleɪt] vt → annientare

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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 (철저히) 파괴하다 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 消灭

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 전멸, 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 消灭