Definition
To annihilate means to destroy something completely so that nothing is left. It can be used literally for physical destruction or figuratively for total defeat.
Etymology
From Latin 'annihilare' meaning 'to reduce to nothing', from 'ad-' (to) + 'nihil' (nothing). It entered English through theological and scientific writing.
Kelly Says
The 'nihil' in 'annihilate' is the same root as 'nihilism', the belief that nothing has meaning. Modern physics even uses 'annihilation' for matter and antimatter wiping each other out—turning mass into pure energy.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ধ্বংস করা
dhong-sho ko-ra
CSČeština
zničit
zni-chit
DADansk
tilintetgøre
ti-lin-tet-gor-e
DEDeutsch
vernichten
fer-NIKH-ten
ELΕλληνικά
εξοντώνω
ek-son-to-no
ESEspañol
aniquilar
ah-nee-kee-LAR
FAفارسی
نابود کردن
na-bood kar-dan
FRFrançais
anéantir
ah-nay-ahn-TEER
GUGU
નાશ કરવો
naash kar-vo
HEעברית
להשמיד
le-hash-meed
HIहिन्दी
नष्ट करना
nasht kar-na
HUMagyar
megsemmisít
meg-shem-mi-sheet
IDBahasa Indonesia
memusnahkan
me-mu-snah-kan
IGIG
ikpochapụ
ik-po-cha-pu
ITItaliano
annientare
an-nyen-TAH-re
JA日本語
全滅させる
zen-metsu sa-se-ru
KO한국어
전멸시키다
jeon-myeol-si-ki-da
MRMR
नष्ट करणे
nasht kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
memusnahkan
me-mu-snah-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ဖျက်ဆီးပစ်
phyet-see-pyi
NLNederlands
vernietigen
fer-NEE-ti-khen
NONorsk
tilintetgjøre
ti-lin-tet-yor-e
PAPA
ਨਾਸ਼ ਕਰਨਾ
naash kar-na
PLPolski
unicestwić
u-ni-tsest-vich
PTPortuguês
aniquilar
ah-nee-kee-LAR
RORomână
anihila
a-ni-hi-la
RUРусский
уничтожать
u-ni-chto-zhat
SVSvenska
förgöra
for-yo-ra
SWKiswahili
kuangamiza
ku-an-ga-mi-za
TEతెలుగు
నాశనం చేయు
naa-sha-nam chey-yu
THไทย
ทำลายล้าง
tam-lai-laang
TRTürkçe
yok etmek
yok et-mek
UKУкраїнська
знищувати
zni-shchu-va-ti
URاردو
فنا کرنا
fa-na kar-na
VITiếng Việt
tiêu diệt
tee-ow zee-et
ZUZU
ukubhubhisa
u-ku-bhu-bhi-sa