annihilate
Translation
annihilate, destroy, obliterate, wipe out
Examples
The goal is to annihilate the enemy.
The goal is to annihilate the enemy.
The team was annihilated in the final game.
The team was annihilated in the final game.
Grammar Patterns
((sth./sb.)) to destroy (sth./sb.) completely The army will annihilate the enemy forces.
Similar Words
Synonyms: destroy, obliterate, exterminate; Antonyms: create, build
Etymology
From Latin 'annihilare' (reduce to nothing), from 'ad-' (to) and 'nihil' (nothing).
Memory Tips
The root 'nihil' means 'nothing'. To annihilate something is to reduce it to nothing.