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   annihilate

   /əˈnʌɪəleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. destroy utterly; obliterate: "a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all"
   • ▪ defeat utterly: "the stronger force annihilated its opponent virtually without loss"
   • 2. convert (a subatomic particle) into radiant energy: "a fraction of the mass of atomic nuclei is annihilated"

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally as an adjective meaning ‘destroyed, annulled’): from late Latin annihilatus ‘reduced to nothing’, from the verb annihilare, from ad- ‘to’ + nihil ‘nothing’. The sense ‘destroy utterly’ dates from the mid 16th century.

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   • 1. annihilator noun

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   The meaning of ANNIHILATE is to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains. How to use annihilate in a sentence.

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   Annihilate definition: to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly. See examples of ANNIHILATE used in a sentence.

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   annihilation (ənaɪɪleɪʃən ) uncountable noun. ...the threat of nuclear war and annihilation of the human race. [ + of] Synonyms: destruction, wiping out, abolition, extinction More Synonyms of annihilate. 2. verb. If you annihilate someone in a contest or argument, you totally defeat them.

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   Killing ends when the thing you are killing (your sworn enemy, all hope, a pesky mosquito) is dead. Annihilate goes farther—when you annihilate something, you wipe all trace of it from the earth.

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   an·ni·hi·late. (ə-nī′ə-lāt′) 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: "He had not just to hide his hunger; so as not to go mad he had to annihilate it" (Philip Roth).