annihilate C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/ UK /əˈnaɪəleɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to destroy completely or reduce to nothing The blast threatened to annihilate the entire city. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to destroy completely or... destroyobliterateexterminateeradicateextinguishdemolishdecimate ↔ Opposites createbuildpreserveestablishgenerate Word family Derived forms annihilationannihilatorannihilative Related forms nihilismnil Etymology AI details From Late Latin annihilatus, past participle of annihilare ('to reduce to nothing'), from Latin ad- ('to') + nihil ('nothing'). annihilare Latin nihil Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # annihilate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈnaɪəleɪt/ ## Meanings 1. to destroy completely or reduce to nothing ## Examples - The blast threatened to annihilate the entire city. ## Synonyms - destroy - obliterate - exterminate - eradicate - extinguish - demolish - decimate ## Antonyms - create - build - preserve - establish - generate ## Derived Forms - annihilation - annihilator - annihilative ## Related Forms - nihilism - nil ## Roots and Affixes - Root: annihilare - Root: nihil ## Etymology From Late Latin annihilatus, past participle of annihilare ('to reduce to nothing'), from Latin ad- ('to') + nihil ('nothing'). ## AI Etymology Annihilate is from Late Latin annihilatus, past participle of annihilare ('to reduce to nothing'), from Latin ad- ('to') + nihil ('nothing'). In present-day use, it means to destroy completely or reduce to nothing. Derived formations include annihilation, annihilator, and annihilative. Related vocabulary includes nihilism and nil. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown