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 y'all we been lied to our whole lives WE WUZ KANGS N SHIT
