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annihilate
an·ni·hi·late A0316600 (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).c. To defeat decisively: annihilated the league champions in the playoffs.2. Physics To convert (a subatomic particle) to energy or high-energy particles by annihilation.v.intr.1. To be completely destructive.2. Physics To participate in annihilation. Used of particles and antiparticles.
[Late Latin annihilāre, annihilāt- : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin nihil, nothing; see ne in Indo-European roots.]
an·ni′hi·la·bil′i·ty (-lə-bĭl′ĭ-tē) n.an·ni′hi·la·ble (-lə-bəl) adj.an·ni′hi·la′tor n.Synonyms: annihilate, exterminate, extinguish, obliterate
These verbs mean to destroy completely. Annihilate often implies that the destruction is so severe that nothing is left or salvagable: The cannon blasts annihilated the enemy's fortifications.
Exterminate emphasizes the elimination of that which is considered undesirable, especially by killing: "The land had been rendered treeless, as though a tree were a parasite that needed to be exterminated, its stump uprooted and purged" (Madhusree Mukerjee).
Extinguish is to put an end to something or to make something extinct: The teacher's criticism of my essay extinguished my enthusiasm for the project.
To obliterate is to leave no trace of that which is destroyed: The virus obliterates all data on the hard drive of any computer it infects.annihilate (əˈnaɪəˌleɪt) vb1. (tr) to destroy completely; extinguish2. (tr) informal to defeat totally, as in debate or argument3. (General Physics) (intr) physics to undergo annihilation[C16: from Late Latin annihilāre to bring to nothing, from Latin nihil nothing] annihilable adj anˈnihilative adj anˈnihiˌlator nan•ni•hi•late (əˈnaɪ əˌleɪt)
v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 1. to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence. 2. to destroy the collective existence or main body of; wipe out: to annihilate an army. 3. to defeat completely; vanquish: Our team was annihilated in the playoffs. 4. to annul; make void. 5. to cancel the effect of; nullify. 6. Physics. to convert rest mass into energy in the form of one or more photons: A particleannihilates its antiparticle. [1350–1400; Middle English adnichilat(e) destroyed < Late Latin annihilātus, past participle of annihilāre to destroy = Latin an- an-2 + -nihilāre, v. derivative of nihil nothing] an•ni′hi•la`tive (-əˌleɪ tɪv, -ə lə-) an•ni′hi•la•to`ry (-ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj. an•ni`hi•la′tion, n. an•ni′hi•la`tor, n. annihilate
Past participle: annihilated
Gerund: annihilating
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| annihilate | | annihilate |
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| I annihilate | | you annihilate | | he/she/it annihilates | | we annihilate | | you annihilate | | they annihilate |
| Preterite |
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| I annihilated | | you annihilated | | he/she/it annihilated | | we annihilated | | you annihilated | | they annihilated |
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| I am annihilating | | you are annihilating | | he/she/it is annihilating | | we are annihilating | | you are annihilating | | they are annihilating |
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| I have annihilated | | you have annihilated | | he/she/it has annihilated | | we have annihilated | | you have annihilated | | they have annihilated |
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| I was annihilating | | you were annihilating | | he/she/it was annihilating | | we were annihilating | | you were annihilating | | they were annihilating |
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| I had annihilated | | you had annihilated | | he/she/it had annihilated | | we had annihilated | | you had annihilated | | they had annihilated |
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| I will annihilate | | you will annihilate | | he/she/it will annihilate | | we will annihilate | | you will annihilate | | they will annihilate |
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| I will have annihilated | | you will have annihilated | | he/she/it will have annihilated | | we will have annihilated | | you will have annihilated | | they will have annihilated |
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| I will be annihilating | | you will be annihilating | | he/she/it will be annihilating | | we will be annihilating | | you will be annihilating | | they will be annihilating |
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| I have been annihilating | | you have been annihilating | | he/she/it has been annihilating | | we have been annihilating | | you have been annihilating | | they have been annihilating |
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| I will have been annihilating | | you will have been annihilating | | he/she/it will have been annihilating | | we will have been annihilating | | you will have been annihilating | | they will have been annihilating |
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| I had been annihilating | | you had been annihilating | | he/she/it had been annihilating | | we had been annihilating | | you had been annihilating | | they had been annihilating |
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| I would annihilate | | you would annihilate | | he/she/it would annihilate | | we would annihilate | | you would annihilate | | they would annihilate |
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| I would have annihilated | | you would have annihilated | | he/she/it would have annihilated | | we would have annihilated | | you would have annihilated | | they would have annihilated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | annihilate - kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"eradicate, decimate, wipe out, carry off, eliminate, extinguishdecimate - kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armieskill - 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" |
annihilateverb 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.annihilateverb1. To destroy all traces of:abolish, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.2. To kill savagely and indiscriminately:butcher, decimate, massacre, slaughter.3. To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat:crush, drub, overpower, overwhelm, smash, steamroller, thrash, trounce, vanquish.Informal: massacre, wallop.Slang: clobber, cream, shellac, smear.4. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority:abolish, abrogate, annul, cancel, invalidate, negate, nullify, set aside, vitiate, void.Law: extinguish.Translationsannihilate (əˈnaiəleit) verb to destroy completely. The epidemic annihilated the population of the town. 消滅 消灭anˌnihiˈlation noun 消滅 消灭IdiomsSeeannihilatedEncyclopediaSeeannihilatorannihilate
Synonyms for annihilateverb destroySynonyms- destroy
- abolish
- wipe out
- erase
- eradicate
- extinguish
- obliterate
- liquidate
- root out
- exterminate
- nullify
- extirpate
- wipe from the face of the earth
Synonyms for annihilateverb to destroy all traces ofSynonyms- abolish
- blot out
- clear
- eradicate
- erase
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- kill
- liquidate
- obliterate
- remove
- root
- rub out
- snuff out
- stamp out
- uproot
- wipe out
verb to kill savagely and indiscriminatelySynonyms- butcher
- decimate
- massacre
- slaughter
verb to render totally ineffective by decisive defeatSynonyms- crush
- drub
- overpower
- overwhelm
- smash
- steamroller
- thrash
- trounce
- vanquish
- massacre
- wallop
- clobber
- cream
- shellac
- smear
verb to put an end to, especially formally and with authoritySynonyms- abolish
- abrogate
- annul
- cancel
- invalidate
- negate
- nullify
- set aside
- vitiate
- void
- extinguish
Synonyms for annihilateverb kill in large numbersSynonyms- eradicate
- decimate
- wipe out
- carry off
- eliminate
- extinguish
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