Annihilate

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ANNIHILATED; p. pr. & vb. n. ANNIHILATING.] [Lat. annihilare, Hieron., from ad and nihilum, nihil, nothing; Fr. annihiler.] 1. To reduce to nothing; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be. It is impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated. Bacon. 2. To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of, so that the specific thing no longer exists; as, to annihilate a forest by cutting and carrying away the trees, though the timber may still exist; also, to destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a thing.