annihilate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈnaɪə.leɪt/

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Verb

Plain form annihilate

Third-person singular annihilates

Past tense annihilated

Past participle annihilated

Present participle annihilating

1. If something is annihilated, it is reduced to nothing.
   • Synonyms: eradicate and destroy

   An atom bomb can annihilate a whole city.