annihilate
[ uh-nahy-uh-leyt ]
/ əˈnaɪ əˌleɪt /
verb (used with object), an·ni·hi·lat·ed, an·ni·hi·lat·ing.
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
SYNONYMS 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, adjectiveWords nearby annihilate
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British Dictionary definitions for annihilate
annihilate
/ (əˈnaɪəˌleɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to destroy completely; extinguish
(tr) informal
to defeat totally, as in debate or argument
(intr) physics
to undergo annihilation
Derived forms of annihilate
annihilable (əˈnaɪələbəl), adjective annihilative, adjective annihilator, nounWord Origin for annihilate
C16: from Late Latin
annihilāre to bring to nothing, from Latin
nihil nothing