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   An·ni·hi·late

   /əˈnīəˌlāt/

   

   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"
   • ▪ convert (a subatomic particle) into radiant energy.

   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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryANNIHILATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to destroy something completely so that nothing is left: a city annihilated by an atomic bomb. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to beat someone in a race, competition, etc. beat The Blackhawks beat the Bruins 3 - 2.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionannihilate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   annihilate somebody/something to defeat somebody/something completely. She annihilated her opponent, who failed to win a single game. Definition of annihilate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › annihilateAnnihilate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › annihilateannihilate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Apr 26, 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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishANNIHILATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · 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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › annihilateAnnihilate - definition of annihilate by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishANNIHILATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to destroy something completely: a city annihilated by an atomic bomb. annihilate verb [T] (DEFEAT) to defeat someone very easily. annihilation. noun [ U ] uk / əˌnaɪɪˈleɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of annihilate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of annihilate. in Chinese (Traditional) 徹底摧毀, 消滅, 毀滅…