- annihilate an·ni·hi·late vt
- [ə'naɪəleɪt]
annientare, annichilire, (argument) demolire
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Annihilate — An*ni hi*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annihilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Annihilating}.] [L. annihilare; ad + nihilum, nihil, nothing, ne hilum (filum) not a thread, nothing at all. Cf. {File}, a row.] 1. To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Annihilate — An*ni hi*late (an*n[imac] h[i^]*l[asl]t), a. Annihilated. [Archaic] Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
annihilate — (v.) 1520s, from an obsolete adjective meaning reduced to nothing (late 14c.), originally the pp. of a verb, anihil, from O.Fr. annichiler (14c.), from L.L. annihilare to reduce to nothing, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + nihil nothing (see… … Etymology dictionary
annihilate — an|ni|hi|late [əˈnaıəleıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of annihilare to reduce to nothing , from Latin ad to + nihil nothing ] 1.) to destroy something or someone completely ▪ Just one of these bombs could… … Dictionary of contemporary English
annihilate — [16] Annihilate comes from the past participle of the late Latin verb annihilāre, meaning literally ‘reduce to nothing’ (a formation based on the noun nihil ‘nothing’, source of English nihilism and nil). There was actually an earlier English… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
annihilate — /əˈnaɪəleɪt / (say uh nuyuhlayt) verb (t) (annihilated, annihilating) 1. to reduce to nothing; destroy utterly: the bombing annihilated the city. 2. to destroy the form or collective existence of: to annihilate an army. 3. to cancel the effect… …
annihilate — [16] Annihilate comes from the past participle of the late Latin verb annihilāre, meaning literally ‘reduce to nothing’ (a formation based on the noun nihil ‘nothing’, source of English nihilism and nil). There was actually an earlier English… … Word origins
annihilate — an•ni•hi•late [[t]əˈnaɪ əˌleɪt[/t]] v. t. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence 2) to destroy the collective existence or main body of; wipe out: to annihilate an army[/ex] 3) to defeat completely; vanquish: Our team was… … From formal English to slang
annihilate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Late Latin annihilatus, past participle of annihilare to reduce to nothing, from Latin ad + nihil nothing more at nil Date: 1525 transitive verb 1. a. to cause to be of no effect … New Collegiate Dictionary
annihilate — an|ni|hi|late [ ə naıə,leıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to destroy a group of people or things completely 2. ) to defeat an opponent completely and easily ╾ an|ni|hi|la|tion [ ə,naıə leıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
annihilate — an·ni·hi·late || É™ naɪəleɪt v. destroy, demolish; exterminate … English contemporary dictionary
