an•ni•hi•late (əˈnaɪ əˌleɪt)
v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
1. to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence.
2. to destroy the collective existence or main body of; wipe out: to annihilate an
army.
3. to defeat completely; vanquish: Our team was annihilated in the playoffs.
4. to annul; make
void.
5. to cancel the effect of; nullify.
6.
Physics. to convert rest mass into energy in the form of one or more photons: A particleannihilates its antiparticle.
1350–1400; Middle English adnichilat(e) destroyed < Late
Latin annihilātus, past participle of annihilāre to destroy =
Latin an- an-2 + -nihilāre, v. derivative of nihil nothing
an•ni′hi•la`tive (-əˌleɪ tɪv, -ə lə-) an•ni′hi•la•to`ry (-ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
an•ni`hi•la′tion, n.
an•ni′hi•la`tor, n.
fvck all that Annihilate gotta come from the Ancient Near East goddess of War & Fertility -
DEATH & REBIRTH - ANAT. Hold up, lemme
go git it right quick... ...here
go:
"Anat, also ‘Anat, was a major northwest Semitic goddess who was also worshiped in ancient Egypt. In Ugaritic her name appears as ‘nt and in Greek as Αναθ (transliterated Anath). She was a powerful goddess of war and fertility, honored as a protector, agent of vengeance, and bearer of life. A daughter of the
chief god El, she was also the
sister of the mighty Ba'al. She is prominently mentioned in the important Urgaritic myth known as the Baal Cycle as
well as in ancient Egyptian monuments..."
SEE? fax
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