English → Latin
“annihilate” in Latin
dēleōto destroy, raze, annihilate; to finish, terminate, put an end to; to delete (e.g. Ecclesiastical: from the book of lifeexstinguōto quench, extinguish, put out; to destroy, kill, slay, abolishtollōto raise, lift up, elevate; to remove, take away, steal, rob; to destroy, eliminate, annulurbsa city, walled town; the City, Romehostisan enemy of the state, an enemy, a hostile, opponent, foe; the enemyspēshope (belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen); expectation, anticipation; apprehensionēvertōto turn upside down, overturn, reverse; to upset, disturb, agitate, roil; to throw down, cause to fallsubvertōto overturn, upset, overthrow; to destroy, subvertredigōto drive, lead, or bring back; to call in, collect, raise, receive; to reduce to a certain stateaddūcōto lead, bring, draw or convey to or to oneself; to prompt, induce, cause; to persuade, move
The English word annihilate itself goes back to Latin hīlum, through annihilātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
annihilate
delere (urbem, hostes, etc.): exstinguere (extinguish: spem, etc.): tollere (remove out of the way). Sometimes evertere, subvertere. [Vid: DESTROY.] To annihilate an army, ad internecionem delere, redigere, adducere or caedere occidione caedere or occidere. To be annihilated, funditus interire: totum perire (to perish utterly); ad internecionem venire or pervenire (by a pestilence, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for annihilate?
- The usual Latin words for “annihilate” are dēleō, exstinguō, tollō; also urbs, hostis, spēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.