/
əˈnʌɪɪleɪt/
v.
- destroy utterly.
▸defeat utterly.
- Physics convert (matter) into radiant energy, especially by collision of a particle with an antiparticle.
Derivative
- annihilation n.
- annihilator n.
Etymology
ME: from late L. annihilat-, annihilare ‘reduce to nothing’.