Annihilate: meaning, definitions and examples

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annihilate

 

[ ษ™หˆnสŒษชษชหŒleษชt ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

in war

Completely destroy or defeat someone or something.

Synonyms

destroy, exterminate, obliterate

Examples of usage

  • They were annihilated by the superior enemy forces.
  • The city was annihilated during the bombing raids.
Context #2 | Verb

in science fiction

Erase from existence.

Synonyms

eradicate, exterminate, wipe out

Examples of usage

  • The time traveler's actions caused entire civilizations to be annihilated.

Translations

Translations of the word "annihilate" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น aniquilar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคจเคทเฅเคŸ เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช vernichten

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ membinasakan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฝะธั‰ะธั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ unicestwiฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ…จๆป…ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท anรฉantir

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ aniquilar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท yok etmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ „๋ฉธ์‹œํ‚ค๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠุจูŠุฏ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ anihilovat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ anihilovaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆฏ็ญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ uniฤiti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ eyรฐa

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถะพัŽ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒฃแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mษ™hv etmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ aniquilar

Word origin

The word 'annihilate' comes from the Latin word 'annihilare', which means 'to reduce to nothing'. The term has been used since the 16th century to describe the complete destruction or defeat of something or someone. Over the years, 'annihilate' has been commonly used in the context of war, science fiction, and extreme situations where total elimination is necessary.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #20,159, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.