01 v. t. To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be.
imp. & p. p.
Annihilated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Annihilating
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1.
To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be.“It impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated.” — Bacon.
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To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of, so that the specific thing no longer exists; as, to annihilate a forest by cutting down the trees.
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To destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a thing; to make of no effect; to destroy the force, etc., of; as, to annihilate an argument, law, rights, goodness.