annihilate

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Synonyms: annihilated, annihilative, annihilator, annihilable, annihilates

Antonyms: annihilated, annihilative, annihilator, annihilable, annihilates

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Verb

1. To reduce to [[nothing]], to [[destroy]], to [[eradicate]].
2. {{lb|en|particle physics}} To react with [[antimatter]], producing [[gamma radiation]] and (for higher-mass reactants, especially [[composite]] particles such as [[proton]]s) lighter particles (such as [[pion]]s, [[muon]]s, and [[neutrino]]s).
3. {{lb|en|archaic}} To treat as worthless, to [[vilify]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To render [[null and void]]; to [[abrogate]].
5. {{lb|en|mathematics}} To cause to become zero by means of an [[annihilator]] [[operator]].

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