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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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