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1 annihilate
(to destroy completely: The epidemic annihilated the population of the town.) εξολοθρεύω -
2 Annihilate
v. trans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Annihilate
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3 annihilate
1) εκμηδενίζω2) καταστρέφω -
4 Destroy
v. trans.P. and V. φθείρειν, διαφθείρειν, καταφθείρειν (Plat. but rare P.), ἀπολλύναι, διολλύναι, ἐξολλύναι, καθαιρεῖν, ἀναιρεῖν, ἀναλίσκειν, ἀναλοῦν, ἐξαναλίσκειν, κατεργάζεσθαι, ἀποφθείρειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ὀλλύναι, ἐξαπολλύναι, ἀϊστοῦν, ᾀστοῦν, ἐξαϊστοῦν, ἐξαποφθείρειν, καταφθίσαι ( 1st aor. of καταφθίνειν), ἀποφθίσαι ( 1st aor. of ἀποφθίνειν), πέρθειν, διεργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι, διαπράσσειν, ἐκπράσσειν, P. διαχρῆσθαι; see kill, ravage, corrupt, ruin, annihilate.Destroy beforehand: P. προδιαφθείρειν.Be destroyed beforehand: P. προαπόλλυσθαι.Destroy inaddition: P. and V. προσδιαφθείρειν.Destroy together: V. συνδιολλύναι (Eur., frag.).Help to destroy: P. συγκαθαιρεῖν (acc.), συναπολλύναι (acc.).Destroyed utterly, adj.: Ar. and P. ἐξώλης, P. προώλης, V. ἄϊστος, πανώλης, Ar. and V. πανώλεθρος; see Ruined.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Destroy
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5 Eradicate
v. trans.Eradicate from the mind: P. and V. ἐξαλείφειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Eradicate
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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 — [ə nī′ə lāt΄] vt. annihilated, annihilating [< LL(Ec) annihilatus, pp. of annihilare, to bring to nothing < L ad, to + nihil, nothing] 1. to destroy completely; put out of existence; demolish [an atomic bomb can annihilate a city] 2. to… … English World dictionary
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
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annihilate — extinguish, *abolish, abate Analogous words: obliterate, efface, expunge, blot out, cancel, *erase: extirpate, *exterminate, eradicate, wipe Contrasted words: create, *invent, discover: *make, form, fashion, forge, shape: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
annihilate — [v] destroy completely abate, abolish, abrogate, annul, blot out*, crush*, decimate, demolish, do in*, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, finish off, invalidate, liquidate, massacre, murder, negate, nullify, obliterate … New thesaurus
annihilate — ► VERB 1) destroy completely. 2) informal defeat completely. DERIVATIVES annihilation noun annihilator noun. ORIGIN Latin annihilare reduce to nothing … English terms dictionary
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