annihilate — to destroy completely; to cause something or someone to cease to exist
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to destroy completely; to cause something or someone to cease to exist
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/
Korean meaning: 완전히 파괴하다, 전멸시키다, 소멸시키다
Korean pronunciation: 어**나**일레이트
Example Sentences
- My mom's cooking skills could annihilate any chef on TV.
- The nuclear bomb threatened to annihilate the entire city.
- Coffee withdrawal symptoms can annihilate my productivity.
annihilate
VERB//əˈnaɪəˌleɪt//
to destroy completely; to cause something or someone to cease to exist
Completely destroy and eliminate
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Annihilate the enemy, then celebrate victory!
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Origin
From Latin 'annihilare', formed from the prefix 'ad-' (to) combined with 'nihil' (nothing), literally meaning 'to reduce to nothing'. The term entered English in the 16th century.
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“My mom's cooking skills could annihilate any chef on TV.”
“The nuclear bomb threatened to annihilate the entire city.”
“Coffee withdrawal symptoms can annihilate my productivity.”
“The virus could annihilate the entire computer network.”
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