ANNIHILATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does annihilate mean? • ANNIHILATE (verb)
The verb ANNIHILATE has 1 sense:
1. kill in large numbers
Familiarity information: ANNIHILATE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANNIHILATE (verb)
Meaning:
Kill in large numbers
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
annihilate; eradicate; decimate; wipe out; carry off; eliminate; extinguish
Context example:
the plague wiped out an entire population
Hypernyms (to "annihilate" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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