English verb: annihilate | |||
| 1. | annihilate (change) kill in large numbers | ||
| Samples | The plague wiped out an entire population. | ||
| Synonyms | carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| Verb group | decimate | ||