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annihilate

🇬🇧 UK/ә'naiәleit/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To destroy completely; to wipe out entirely.

消灭,歼灭;彻底摧毁

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
anprefix
+
nihilnothing
+
ateto make, having
=annihilate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The nuclear blast threatened to annihilate the entire city.

  • 2.

    The army was annihilated in the final battle of the war.

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