annihilate
To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicateTo reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
» The Giants annihilated the Dodgers.
Die Riesen haben die Ausweicher vernichtend geschlagen.
Meaning
5 sensesTo reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
An atom bomb can annihilate a whole city.
vernichten
уничтожа́тьuničtožátʹ, уничто́житьuničtóžitʹ, истребля́тьistrebljátʹ
зни́щуватиznýščuvaty, зни́щитиznýščyty
(particle)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).
аннигилироватьannigilirovatʹ
(transitive)To render null and void; to abrogate.
To cause to become zero by means of an annihilator operator.
(archaic)To treat as worthless, to vilify.
- kill in large numbers
Examples
30 sentencesThe Giants annihilated the Dodgers.
deDie Riesen haben die Ausweicher vernichtend geschlagen.
The natives need to be annihilated.
The bomb absolutely annihilated the city.
The enemy's defenses have been annihilated.
You should train to stimulate, not annihilate.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin annihilātus, perfect passive participle of annihilō (“to reduce to notBorrowed from Latin annihilātus, perfect passive participle of annihilō (“to reduce to nothing”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ad (“to”) + nihil (“nothing”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See also an-.
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Forms
annihilates, annihilating, annihilated, annihilated| Base form | annihilate · to annihilate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | annihilates |
| Present participle | annihilating |
| Past simple | annihilated |
| Past participle | annihilated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle