annihilate
Meaning of annihilate
- destroy utterly; obliterate.
a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all
a crusade to annihilate evil
- convert (a subatomic particle) into radiant energy.
a fraction of the mass of atomic nuclei is annihilated
mesons are unstable because the quark and antiquark can annihilate each other
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.
Information about annihilate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of annihilate is: annihilates.
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Hyphenation of annihilate
an-ni-hi-late
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- annihilate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
annihilate synonyms
Meaning eliminate:
eliminate, extinguish, eradicate, decimate
Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:
Meaning destroy utterly; wipe out:
Meaning cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing):
Meaning kill (animals) for food:
Meaning destroy completely:
Meaning kill (someone), typically by violent means:
Meaning rub out or remove (writing or marks):
Meaning eradicate or destroy completely:
Meaning destroy or obliterate:
Meaning kill or severely injure (someone):
annihilate antonyms
Meaning bring (something) into existence:
Meaning construct (something) by putting parts or material together:
Meaning set up on a firm or permanent basis:
Translation of annihilate
- German: verheeren, vernichten, dezimieren, eliminieren, auslöschen
- Italian: annientare, devastare, decimare, distruggere, sterminare
- French: anéantir
- Spanish: aniquilar, eliminar, extinguir, erradicar, diezmar, exterminar
- Portuguese: aniquilar, desvastar
Words that rhyme with annihilate
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