annihilate

Meanings

Verb

kill in large numbers
To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation and (for higher-mass reactants, especially composite particles such as protons) lighter particles (such as pions, muons, and neutrinos).
To treat as worthless, to vilify.
To render null and void; to abrogate.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin annihilātus, perfect passive participle of annihilō (“to reduce to nothing”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ad (“to”) + nihil (“nothing”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

benothing, carry off, decimate, destroy, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out

Antonyms

create, generate

Scrabble Score: 13

annihilate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
annihilate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
annihilate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

annihilate is a valid Words With Friends word