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annihilate

/əˈnaɪ.ɪ.leɪt/

/əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/

Translations

annihilateverb

annihilated

Past Simple

annihilated

Past Participle

annihilating

Gerund

/əˈnaɪ.ɪ.leɪt/

/əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/

The new technology has the potential to annihilate traditional industries.

Новая технология имеет потенциал сокрушать традиционные отрасли.

The disease could annihilate entire populations if not controlled.

Болезнь может истреблять целые популяции, если её не контролировать.

The army was able to annihilate the enemy forces.

Армия смогла уничтожать вражеские силы.

Additional translations

Synonyms

wipe out

Antonyms

annihilateverb

To destroy completely or reduce to nonexistence.

The powerful storm threatened to annihilate the small coastal town.

To defeat utterly or decisively.

The home team managed to annihilate their opponents with a score of 10-0.

Physics: (of a particle and its antiparticle) to collide and convert their mass into energy, typically in the form of photons.

When a positron meets an electron, the two particles annihilate and release gamma radiation.