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 [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  [əˈnaɪələb^əl] adj

annihilative  adj

annihilator  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 The army was annihilated.

Translations

annihilate [əˈnaɪəleɪt] VT → aniquilar

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annihilate [əˈnaɪɪleɪt] vt

(= destroy completely) [+ enemy, army, mankind] → annihiler, anéantir

(fig) (= defeat) (in match, argument) → écraser

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annihilate

vt → vernichten; army also → aufreiben, auslöschen (geh); (fig) hope → zerschlagen; theory → vernichten, zerschlagen; (inf) person, opponent, team → fertigmachen (inf), → in die Pfanne hauen (inf); I felt completely annihilated → ich war völlig am Boden zerstört (inf)

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

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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 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 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 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