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[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of annihilare 'to reduce to nothing', from Latin ad- 'to' + nihil 'nothing']
to destroy something or someone completely
::Just one of these bombs could annihilate a city the size of New York.
to defeat someone easily and completely in a game or competition
::Tyson annihilated his opponent in the first round.
-- annihilation /E7naIE5leIFEn/ n [U]