annihilate vs flatten

annihilate

verb
  • To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate. 

  • To render null and void; to abrogate. 

  • To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation and (for higher-mass reactants, especially composite particles such as protons) lighter particles (such as pions, muons, and neutrinos). 

flatten

verb
  • To be knocked down or laid low. 

  • To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements. 

  • To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed. 

  • To knock down or lay low. 

  • To make something flat or flatter. 

  • To lower by a semitone. 

  • To combine (separate layers) into a single image. 

  • To become flat or flatter; to plateau. 

  • To make vapid or insipid; to render stale. 

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