v. t. | 1. | To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be. |
2. | To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of, so that the specific thing no longer exists; | |
3. | To destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a thing; to make of no effect; to destroy the force, etc., of; | |
a. | 1. | Annihilated. |
Verb | 1. | annihilate - kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" |