verb
1.
Synonyms: abolish 1, abate, abrogate, annul, invalidate, negate, nullify, quash, undo, vitiate
2.
to destroy utterly
matter cannot be annihilated
Synonyms: abate, abolish, blot out, eradicate, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, murder, root out, uncreate, uproot, wipe (out)
Related Word: cancel, efface, erase, expunge, obliterate
Contrasted words: renew, restore; create, discover, invent; fashion, forge, form, make, shape
3.
Synonyms: destroy 1, decimate, demolish, raze, ruin, unbuild, undo, unframe, wrack, wreck
4.
Synonyms: slaughter 3, decimate, exterminate, massacre, wipe (out)
Related Word: rout
5.
Synonyms: crush 5, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, quench, squash, suppress