(~s, annihilating, ~d)
1.
To ~ something means to destroy it completely.
The Army was ~d.
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annihilation
...the threat of nuclear war and annihilation of the human race.
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2.
If you ~ someone in a contest or argument, you totally defeat them.
The Dutch ~d the Olympic champions 5-0.
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