annihilate

verb

an·ni·hi·late ə-ˈnī-ə-ˌlāt How to pronounce annihilate (audio)

annihilated; annihilating

transitive verb

: to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains

: to destroy a considerable part of

Bombs annihilated the city.

The enemy troops were annihilated.

: to defeat overwhelmingly : rout

annihilated the visitors 56–0

: to cause to be of no effect : nullify

a right to freedom that cannot be annihilated

: to destroy the substance or force of

Fear can annihilate one's confidence.

: to regard as of no consequence

: to cause (something, such as a particle and its antiparticle) to vanish or cease to exist by coming together and changing into other forms of energy (such as photons)

matter and antimatter annihilate each other

intransitive verb

of a particle and its antiparticle : to vanish or cease to exist by coming together and changing into other forms of energy (such as photons)

annihilatory

ə-ˈnī-ə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce annihilate (audio)

adjective

Synonyms

abolish
black out
blot out
cancel
clean (up)
efface
eradicate
erase
expunge
exterminate
extirpate
liquidate
obliterate
root (out)
rub out
snuff (out)
stamp (out)
sweep (away)
wipe out

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Example Sentences

The enemy troops were annihilated. He annihilated his opponent in the last election.

Recent Examples on the Web In recent months, the Kim regime’s rhetoric has become more bellicose by threatening to annihilate South Korea’s military and ridiculing Seoul’s efforts to improve ties.

Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 In the face of an enemy that wished to annihilate Ukrainian identity, resistance had assumed a social as well as a martial form.

Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Did Cologne annihilate the meaning of the abductions and the confiscations and the shootings and the gassings and the crematories?

Cynthia Ozick, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 Eventually their mission goes south when Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth.

Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 June 2022 So…did anyone else see Dame Helen Mirren casually annihilate the red carpet at Cannes over the weekend?

Elle Turner, Glamour, 31 May 2022 Hathaway might be the celebrity who bears the greatest burden of the internet’s capriciousness and moblike quickness to annihilate a person’s reputation based on vibes.

Jenny Singer, Glamour, 24 May 2022 Doing these measurements presented a significant challenge, however, and not just because of the tendency of matter and antimatter to annihilate each other.

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2022 Much of the Azov Battalion, including Mamont’s former platoon, was currently defending Mariupol against a Russian onslaught that threatened to annihilate it.

Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin annihilatus, past participle of annihilare to reduce to nothing, from Latin ad- + nihil nothing — more at nil

First Known Use

1525, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a

单词	annihilatory
释义	annihilate verb an·ni·hi·late ə-ˈnī-ə-ˌlāt annihilated; annihilating transitive verb 1 a : to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains b : to destroy a considerable part of Bombs annihilated the city. The enemy troops were annihilated. c : to defeat overwhelmingly : rout annihilated the visitors 56–0 2 a : to cause to be of no effect : nullify a right to freedom that cannot be annihilated b : to destroy the substance or force of Fear can annihilate one's confidence. 3 : to regard as of no consequence 4 : to cause (something, such as a particle and its antiparticle) to vanish or cease to exist by coming together and changing into other forms of energy (such as photons) matter and antimatter annihilate each other intransitive verb of a particle and its antiparticle : to vanish or cease to exist by coming together and changing into other forms of energy (such as photons) annihilatory ə-ˈnī-ə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective Synonyms abolish black out blot out cancel clean (up) efface eradicate erase expunge exterminate extirpate liquidate obliterate root (out) rub out snuff (out) stamp (out) sweep (away) wipe out See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The enemy troops were annihilated. He annihilated his opponent in the last election. Recent Examples on the Web In recent months, the Kim regime’s rhetoric has become more bellicose by threatening to annihilate South Korea’s military and ridiculing Seoul’s efforts to improve ties. Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 In the face of an enemy that wished to annihilate Ukrainian identity, resistance had assumed a social as well as a martial form. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Did Cologne annihilate the meaning of the abductions and the confiscations and the shootings and the gassings and the crematories? Cynthia Ozick, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 Eventually their mission goes south when Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 June 2022 So…did anyone else see Dame Helen Mirren casually annihilate the red carpet at Cannes over the weekend? Elle Turner, Glamour, 31 May 2022 Hathaway might be the celebrity who bears the greatest burden of the internet’s capriciousness and moblike quickness to annihilate a person’s reputation based on vibes. Jenny Singer, Glamour, 24 May 2022 Doing these measurements presented a significant challenge, however, and not just because of the tendency of matter and antimatter to annihilate each other. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2022 Much of the Azov Battalion, including Mamont’s former platoon, was currently defending Mariupol against a Russian onslaught that threatened to annihilate it. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Late Latin annihilatus, past participle of annihilare to reduce to nothing, from Latin ad- + nihil nothing — more at nil First Known Use 1525, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a Kids Definition annihilate verb an·ni·hi·late ə-ˈnī-ə-ˌlāt annihilated; annihilating : to destroy completely annihilatory adjective as in devastative causing or tending to cause destruction the annihilatory power of atomic bombs Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance devastative devastating destructive disastrous cataclysmal ruinous lethal fell deadly poisonous fatal cataclysmic calamitous killer murderous antibiotic detrimental virulent harmful deathly biocidal pernicious mortal deleterious vital baleful pestilent Antonyms & Near Antonyms protective creative nondestructive constructive productive useful helpful harmless healthy innocent formative healthful innocuous preservative inoffensive wholesome salubrious ameliorative nonlethal nonfatal See More
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annihilate

verb

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Kids Definition

verb

adjective