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Meanings of
annihilate
in English
Portuguese
aniquilar
Catalan
delmar
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To kill in large numbers.
eliminate
eradicate
extinguish
exterminate
decimate
carry off
kill off
wipe out
Portuguese
aniquilar
To destroy completely.
devastate
Synonyms
Examples for "
eliminate
"
eliminate
eradicate
extinguish
exterminate
decimate
Examples for "
eliminate
"
1
A deal would not
eliminate
violence, the Brussels-based International Crisis Group said.
2
You can use technology as far as possible to
eliminate
human error.
3
But that will not
eliminate
risk of future crises, the report said.
4
Taking it with food will help, but it won't
eliminate
the problem.
5
Vision Zero: has the drive to
eliminate
road deaths lost its way?
1
The crisis in Zimbabwe is undermining international efforts to
eradicate
conflict diamonds.
2
Purpose of review: Interest has re-emerged in approaches to
eradicate
HIV infection.
3
New Zealanders are backing the Prime Minister's aim to
eradicate
terrorism online.
4
Aim to
eradicate
wild polio, clear the way for the vaccine-derived kind.
5
They can keep patients healthy for years, but never
eradicate
the virus.
1
The best way would be to
extinguish
the desire for nuclear weapons.
2
Tracking the virus hunters who race to understand and
extinguish
new pathogens.
3
These kinds of fires are often impossible to
extinguish
using conventional tactics.
4
Thankfully, law enforcement arrived on the scene rapidly to
extinguish
the fire.
5
This enlightenment importuned him; he tried to
extinguish
it and could not.
1
As soon as we have that information, we'll know whom to
exterminate
.
2
Their sole and determined purpose was to
exterminate
Israel, kith and kin.
3
I think he'd
exterminate
all of Mankind if he had the chance.
4
To
exterminate
caterpillars: that is the true vocation of the Golden Gardener.
5
The marines arrive just in time to save them and
exterminate
natives.
1
He was ordered to
decimate
his command, and he didn't want to.
2
It will lead to thousands of job losses and may
decimate
the industry.
3
The department is allowing an internal dispute overstaffing levels to
decimate
the LCA.
4
For example, one diseased orange could
decimate
the Florida citrus crop.
5
They
decimate
the population, in order that they may be feared.
1
It takes a great deal of charisma to
carry
off
one-name stardom.
2
In the drawing-room three whist-tables
carry
off
the more elderly and grave.
3
You just had to have considerable poise to
carry
off
the effect.
4
Use ample drainage in the bottom to
carry
off
excess of water.
5
He has been foiled in his attempt to
carry
off
the girl.
1
Yet the Flyers were able to
kill
off
the power play again.
2
European powers worry unilateral Israeli territorial moves could
kill
off
long-moribund peacemaking.
3
Probably taking its
kill
off
to a safe place to enjoy it.
4
What happens when the herd animals
kill
off
all of the predators?
5
Daniel Winnik helped
kill
off
the penalty and then won the game.
1
A losing stock market turn could also
wipe
out
years of savings.
2
Ortega said Colombia's government should not try to
wipe
out
the FARC.
3
Vaccination is the world's best hope to completely
wipe
out
Covid 19.
4
One does not
wipe
out
the devotion of years in a moment.
5
And it is in thy power to
wipe
out
this judgment now.
Usage of
annihilate
in English
1
I wish I could
annihilate
it from the face of the earth.
2
Does Colin Farrell have the power to
annihilate
sections of the internet?
3
The general was still digging entrenchments and threatening to
annihilate
all Canada.
4
He had troops enough even to
annihilate
him in the open field.
5
Socialism does not believe in the State, wants to
annihilate
it entirely.
6
But the zeal of the royalists was destined to
annihilate
this hope.
7
Gonko sped off, swerving on the way to
annihilate
two stray cats.
8
We want them all in one place where we can
annihilate
them.
9
Forgiveness does not at once and wholly
annihilate
the tendency to transgress.
10
There are certain tendencies in Christianity which have tried to
annihilate
them.
11
Our anti-hero is here to extract human DNA and
annihilate
the population.
12
In that instance, Thorvald was en route to Caladan, to
annihilate
us.
13
The inundations of barbarians can hardly
annihilate
arts which have become necessary.
14
I seek a throng, so that I may the better
annihilate
you.
15
In doing so, they
annihilate
all sense of separateness, and so on.
16
To find and
annihilate
that something is my first and foremost duty.
Other examples for "annihilate"
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annihilate
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
annihilate space
annihilate time
annihilate the power
annihilate degrees
annihilate evil
More collocations
Translations for
annihilate
Portuguese
aniquilar
massacrar
devastar
dizimar
Catalan
delmar
aniquilar
anihilar
Annihilate
through the time
Annihilate
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common