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- pronunciation:
naI
leIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
annihilates, annihilating, annihilated |
| definition 1: |
to destroy completely; reduce to ruin.
The plague nearly annihilated the population of the villages.The locusts annihilated the crops.The bombing annihilated whole sections of the city.- synonyms:
- eradicate, exterminate, obliterate, wreck
- antonyms:
- create
- similar words:
- abolish, blast, blot out, consume, decimate, desolate, destroy, efface, eliminate, end, kill, liquidate, massacre, pulverize, ruin
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| definition 2: |
to abolish; make null.
An oral agreement between the two parties does not annihilate the terms of the written agreement.- synonyms:
- abrogate, nullify, undo
- similar words:
- abate, abolish, annul, invalidate, rescind, void
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| definition 3: |
(informal) to defeat decisively; overwhelm.
Of course, our team won! We absolutely annihilated them!- synonyms:
- massacre, rout, thrash, trounce
- similar words:
- beat, conquer, humble, trample, wreck
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| related words: |
abrogate, blot out, break, butcher, demolish, raze, remove, shatter, upset |
adverb + (v.)annihilate
but, completely, nearly, simply, subsequently, totally, utterly, virtually
(v.)annihilate
+ adverb
everywhere, instantly
(v.)annihilate
+ noun
ability, being, citizen, competition, contact, enemy, fleet, force, humanity, legion, matter, opponent, planet, population, race, religion, self, tank, threat
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| derivations: |
annihilation (n.), annihilator (n.) |
The word annihilate
contains the following parts:
an-2
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix an-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with the letter "n," such as "nul" and "not." See ad-.
Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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