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annihilate
[uh-nahy-uh-leyt]
verb (used with object)
to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly.
The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
Synonyms: , , , , ,to destroy the collective existence or main body of; wipe out.
to annihilate an army.
Synonyms: , ,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.
annihilate
/ əˈnaɪələbəl, əˈnaɪəˌleɪt /
verb
(tr) to destroy completely; extinguish
informal(tr) to defeat totally, as in debate or argument
(intr) physics to undergo annihilation
Other 51Թ Forms
- annihilative adjective
- annihilatory adjective
- unannihilated adjective
- unannihilative adjective
- unannihilatory adjective
- annihilable adjective
- ˈԾپ adjective
- ˈԾˌٴǰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of annihilate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of annihilate1
Example Sentences
"The Hamas murderers will now be forced to choose: accept the terms of the 'Witkoff Deal' for the release of the hostages - or be annihilated," he said.
Netanyahu said Hamas want to destroy Israel and annihilate the Jewish people.
The carefully constructed boundary between Paul Reubens and Pee-wee Herman was all but annihilated when Reubens was arrested for indecent exposure in 1991 at an adult movie theater in Sarasota, Fla., where his parents lived.
Trump had declared at the start of his campaign against the Houthis that they would be “annihilated.”
Last month, Trump ordered large-scale strikes on areas controlled by the Houthis and threatened that they would be "completely annihilated".
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