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annihilate
What does annihilate mean?
annihilate (verb): to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce annihilate?
/əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does annihilate come from?
Borrowed from Latin annihilātus, perfect passive participle of annihilō (“to reduce to nothing”), from ad (“to”) + nihil (“nothing”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of annihilate?
Words related to annihilate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “annihilate” mean?
to give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property)
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to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate
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to give way under force; to succumb to a force
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come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
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Which word is closest in meaning to “annihilate”?
eradicate
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highlight
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implement
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apologize
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