Annihilate vs. Destroy

Annihilateverb

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.

Annihilateverb

(particle physics) To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation.

Annihilateverb

(archaic) To treat as worthless, to vilify.

Annihilateverb

(transitive) To render null and void; to abrogate.

Annihilateverb

To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be.

Annihilateverb

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.

Annihilateverb

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.

Annihilateadjective

Annihilated.

Annihilateverb

kill in large numbers;

Destroyverb

(transitive) To damage beyond use or repair.

Destroyverb

(intransitive) To cause destruction.

Destroyverb

(transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.

Destroyverb

(transitive) To put down or euthanize.

Destroyverb

(transitive) To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin.

Destroyverb

To defeat soundly.

Destroyverb

To remove data.

Destroyverb

To sing a song poorly.

Destroyverb

To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.

Destroyverb

To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume.

Destroyverb

To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill.

Destroyverb

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of;

Destroyverb

destroy completely; damage irreparably;

Destroyverb

defeat soundly;

Destroyverb

as of animals;