Word Meaning

annihilate definition and meaning

v. t. To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be.
v. t. To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of, so that the specific thing no longer exists; as, to annihilate a forest by cutting down the trees.
v. t. To destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a thing; to make of no effect; to destroy the force, etc., of; as, to annihilate an argument, law, rights, goodness.
a. Annihilated.

Crossword clues for annihilate

- Destroy totally
- Destroy utterly
- Wipe out