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annihilate

/əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/

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What does annihilate mean?

verb

  1. To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
  2. To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation and (for higher-mass reactants, especially composite particles such as protons) lighter particles (such as pions, muons, and neutrinos).
  3. To render null and void; to abrogate.
More meanings (2)

verb

  1. To cause to become zero by means of an annihilator operator.
  2. (archaic) To treat as worthless, to vilify.

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IPA pronunciation

/əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/

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It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason.
Frederick DouglassNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American SlaveProject Gutenberg ebook #23
His only idea was to batter the life out of the man before him, to crush and annihilate him upon the instant.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
More book examples (3)
Now, therefore, I was anxious to dart forward, and annihilate at once the whole space that divided me from the Red Sea.
Alexander William KinglakeEothen; Or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the EastProject Gutenberg ebook #282
Contrary beliefs cannot come into contact without seeking to annihilate each other, as soon as one feels capable of dominating the other.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448
Impatient of evil, men seek to annihilate it by denying its existence or by loudly chanting that good thoughts will destroy it.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575