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View usage for: (ənaɪɪleɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense annihilates, present participle annihilating, past tense, past participle annihilated1. verbTo 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 ...the threat of nuclear war and annihilation of the human race. [+ of] Synonyms: destruction, wiping out, abolition, extinction More Synonyms of annihilate 2. verbIf you annihilate someone in a contest or argument, you totally defeat them. The Dutch annihilated the European champions 5-0. [VERB noun] annihilate in British English (əˈnaɪəˌleɪt) verb1. (transitive) to destroy completely; extinguish 2. (transitive) informal to defeat totally, as in debate or argument 3. (intransitive) physics to undergo annihilation Derived forms annihilable (əˈnaɪələbəl) adjective annihilative (anˈnihilative) adjective annihilator (anˈnihiˌlator) noun Word origin C16: from Late Latin annihilāre to bring to nothing, from Latin nihil nothing annihilate in American English (əˈnaɪəˌleɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: anˈnihiˌlated or anˈnihiˌlating1. to destroy completely; put out of existence; demolish an atomic bomb can annihilate a city 2. to consider or cause to be of no importance or without effect; nullify to annihilate another's ambition 4. to conquer decisively; crush SIMILAR WORDS: deˈstroy Derived forms annihilation (anˌnihiˈlation) noun annihilative (anˈnihiˌlative) adjective annihilator (anˈnihiˌlator) noun Word origin < LL(Ec) annihilatus, pp. of annihilare, to bring to nothing < L ad, to + nihil, nothing Examples of 'annihilate' in a sentenceannihilate In other languagesannihilate British English: annihilate VERB To annihilate something means to destroy it completely. There are lots of ways of annihilating the planet. - American English: annihilate
- Brazilian Portuguese: aniquilar
- Chinese: 毁灭
- European Spanish: aniquilar
- French: anéantir
- German: vernichten
- Italian: annientare
- Japanese: 全滅させる
- Korean: 완전히 파괴하다
- European Portuguese: aniquilar
- Latin American Spanish: aniquilar
Chinese translation of 'annihilate' vt - (= destroy) [people]
消灭(滅) (xiāomiè) - (= defeat) [enemy, opponent]
歼(殲)灭(滅) (jiānmiè)
Definition to destroy (a place or a group of people) completely The army was annihilated. Synonyms wipe out root out nullify wipe from the face of the earth kennet (Australian, slang) jeff (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition to do away with (laws, regulations, or customs) They voted to abolish the death penalty. Synonyms do away with, end, destroy, eliminate, shed, cancel, axe (informal), get rid of, ditch (slang), dissolve, junk (informal), suppress, overturn, throw out, discard, wipe out, overthrow, void, terminate, drop, trash (slang), repeal, eradicate, put an end to, quash, extinguish, dispense with, revoke, stamp out, obliterate, subvert, jettison, repudiate, annihilate, rescind, exterminate, invalidate, bring to an end, annul, nullify, blot out, expunge (formal), abrogate (archaic), vitiate (archaic), extirpate (archaic), kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) Definition to destroy or get rid of completely battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus Synonyms wipe out, eliminate, remove, destroy, get rid of, abolish, erase, excise, extinguish, stamp out, obliterate, uproot, weed out, annihilate, put paid to, root out, efface, exterminate, expunge (formal), extirpate, wipe from the face of the earth Definition to destroy all traces of They are desperate to erase the memory of their defeat. Synonyms delete, cancel out, wipe out, remove, eradicate, excise, obliterate, efface, blot out, expunge (formal) |