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One entry found for annihilate.
Main Entry: an·ni·hi·late  Pronunciation: &-'nI-&-"lAt Function: verb Inflected Form(s): -lat·ed; -lat·ing Etymology: Late Latin annihilatus, past participle of annihilare to reduce to nothing, from Latin ad- + nihil nothing -- more at NIL Date: 1525 transitive verb 1 a : to cause to be of no effect : NULLIFY b : to destroy the substance or force of 2 : to regard as of no consequence 3 : to cause to cease to exist; especially : KILL 4 a : to destroy a considerable part of <bombs annihilated the city> b : to vanquish completely : ROUT <annihilated the visitors 56-0> 5 : to cause (a particle and its antiparticle) to vanish by annihilating intransitive verb, of a particle and its antiparticle : to vanish or cease to exist by coming together and changing into other forms of energy (as photons) - an·ni·hi·la·tion /-"nI-&-'lA-sh&n/ noun - an·ni·hi·la·tor /-"lA-t&r/ noun - an·ni·hi·la·to·ry /-'nI-&-l&-"tor-E/ adjective
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