annihilate
annihilate
(ənaɪɪleɪt )Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense annihilates , present participle annihilating , past tense, past participle annihilated
1. verb
To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
There are lots of ways of annihilating the planet. [VERB noun]
The Army was annihilated. [be VERB-ed]
annihilation (ənaɪɪleɪʃən ) uncountable noun
...the threat of nuclear war and annihilation of the human race. [+ of]
2. verb
If you annihilate someone in a contest or argument, you totally defeat them.
The Dutch annihilated the Olympic champions 5-0. [VERB noun]
