annihilate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *annihilate*:
VERB	change	annihilate, eliminate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off	kill / kill / kill in large numbers

annihilate > pronunciation
Sounds	ahnay'ahley.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *annihilate*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	kill / kill / kill in large numbers.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonyms	eliminate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off
Broader	kill	Cause to die
Similar to	decimate	kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
Spanish	anihilar, aniquilar, diezmar, eliminar, erradicar
Catalan	anihilar, aniquilar, delmar, eliminar, eradicar, erradicar
Adjectives	annihilative	wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
Nouns	annihilation	destruction by annihilating something
	annihilation	total destruction
	annihilator	a total destroyer

HyperDic: annihilate