annihilate

Meanings

• Verb

  To destroy completely; to cause to cease to exist.

  - "The bomb annihilated the enemy base."
  - "The fire annihilated the forest."

• Verb

  To reduce to nothing; to eliminate.

  - "The hurricane annihilated the village."
  - "The new policy annihilated the old system."

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Pronunciation

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Antonyms

create , generate

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Synonyms

benothing , destroy , eradicate , extinguish

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with annihilate
vacillate , consolidate , collaborate , celebrate

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Variants

List of all variants of annihilate that leads to same result
annihilate , annihilated , annihilates , annihilating , annihilatory

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Etymology

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From Latin annihilatus, past participle of annihilare, from an- 'again' + nihilare 'make nothing' + -atus, past participle suffix.

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Trivia

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1. Annihilate is the opposite of create.

2. Annihilate is a 1986 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein.

3. In mathematics, annihilator is a term used to describe an element that makes another element zero.

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Related Concepts

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1. obliterate: To completely erase or destroy something, often used interchangeably with annihilate.

2. extinction: The complete disappearance of a species or phenomenon, often described as annihilation.

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Culture

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Annihilate has been used extensively in literature, particularly in science fiction and fantasy genres, to describe the complete destruction of something. In art, annihilation is a common theme in apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic works. In music, the term annihilation is used to describe the obliteration of sound, as in extreme metal genres.

How to Memorize "annihilate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a bomb exploding, reducing everything to rubble.
   - Visualize a fire consuming everything in its path.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word annihilate with the complete destruction of something.
   - Associate the word with a powerful explosion or fire.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Annihilate: A Nothingness Inherent In Late Existence' to remember the definition.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Annihilate: And Nothing Is Left Entirely' to remember the definition.

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