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- Dictionaryan·ni·hi·late/əˈnīəˌlāt/
verb
- 1. destroy utterly; obliterate: "a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all"
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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.
ANNIHILATE definition: 1. to destroy something completely so that nothing is left: 2. to defeat completely: 3. to…. Learn more.
Annihilate definition: to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly. See examples of ANNIHILATE used in a sentence.
You kill a person, but you annihilate a tribe, a town, or even a species. It's nice to think that the human race made it all the way up until the 16th century before annihilate came to mean what it does now.
1. verb. To annihilate something means to destroy it completely. There are lots of ways of annihilating the planet. [VERB noun] The Army was annihilated. [be VERB -ed] Synonyms: destroy, abolish, wipe out, erase More Synonyms of annihilate. annihilation (ənaɪɪleɪʃən ) uncountable noun.
ANNIHILATE meaning: 1. to destroy something completely so that nothing is left: 2. to defeat completely: 3. to…. Learn more.
Aug 11, 2024 · annihilate (third-person singular simple present annihilates, present participle annihilating, simple past and past participle annihilated) To reduce to nothing , to destroy , to eradicate . An atom bomb can annihilate a whole city.
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).
Definition of annihilate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To consider or cause to be of no importance or without effect; nullify. To annihilate another's ambition. Webster's New World. To defeat decisively. Annihilated the league champions in the playoffs. American Heritage. More Verb Definitions (7) Synonyms: carry off. wipe out. eliminate. eradicate. extinguish. decimate. kill. squash. slay.
