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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
annihilate /əˈnʌɪɪleɪt/
▶verb
- 1 destroy utterly.
■ defeat utterly.
- 2 Physics convert (matter) into radiant energy, especially by collision of a particle with an antiparticle.
– derivatives
annihilation noun,
annihilator noun.
annihilation noun,
annihilator noun.
– origin ME: from late L. annihilat-, annihilare ‘reduce to nothing’.
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