2. / Dictionary
  3. / Index A

annihilate: Meaning and Definition of

an•ni•hi•late

Pronunciation: (u-nī'u-lāt"), [key]
— -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
  1. to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
  2. to destroy the collective existence or main body of; wipe out: to annihilate an army.
  3. to annul; make void: to annihilate a law.
  4. to cancel the effect of; nullify.
  5. to defeat completely; vanquish: Our basketball team annihilated the visiting team.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
annihilable annihilation
sandbbox logo
©2022 Sandbox Networks Inc. All rights reserved. Sandbox Learning is part of Sandbox & Co., a digital learning company.