v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: ABOLISH 1, abate, abrogate, annul, invalidate, negate, nullify, quash, undo, vitiate
2 to destroy utterly FF1C; matter cannot be annihilated FF1E;
Synonyms: abate, abolish, blot out, eradicate, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, murder, root out, uncreate, uproot, wipe (out)
Related Words: 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 Words: rout
5
Synonyms: CRUSH 5, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, quench, squash, suppress