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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•ni•hi•late /əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to reduce to complete ruin or nonexistence; destroy completely:The mad scientist planned to annihilate the world.
- to destroy the main part or body of:In the first days the fighters annihilated the enemy air force.
- to defeat;
vanquish:Our team was annihilated in the playoffs.
an•ni•hi•la•tion /əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]an•ni•hi•la•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•ni•hi•late (ə nī′ə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly:The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
- to destroy the collective existence or main body of;
wipe out:to annihilate an army. - to annul;
make void:to annihilate a law. - to cancel the effect of;
nullify. - to defeat completely;
vanquish:Our basketball team annihilated the visiting team.
- Late Latin annihilātus brought to nothing, annihilated (past participle of annihilāre) (Latin an- an-2 + nihil nothing + -ātus -ate1)
- Middle English adnichilat(e) destroyed 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ravage, devastate, desolate.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged smash, obliterate, demolish.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: annihilate /əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/ vb - (transitive) to destroy completely; extinguish
- (transitive) informal to defeat totally, as in debate or argument
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin annihilāre to bring to nothing, from Latin nihil nothinganˈnihiˌlator n |