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Annihilate Pronunciation
Annihilate is pronounced uh-NY-uh-layt, IPA /əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/.
uh-NY-uh-layt
US /əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/ · UK /əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/
Syllables: uh · NY · uh · layt (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To destroy something completely, or to defeat an opponent heavily.
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Annihilate in a Sentence
- A single frost can annihilate the whole crop.
- They annihilated the home side six nil.
- Matter and antimatter annihilate each other on contact.
Common Mispronunciations of Annihilate
Not uh-ni-HI-luh-tayt
The h in the middle is silent, so hil is simply a weak uh and the word runs to four beats. Vehicle and shepherd drop an h in the same quiet way.
Not A-ni-hy-layt
NY is the loud beat and holds the long i of nine, while the opening is a swallowed uh. Annihilation shifts the peak forward to the ay.
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