annihilate vs eliminate

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). 

eliminate

verb
  • To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. 

  • To kill (a person or animal). 

  • To exclude (from investigation or from further competition). 

  • To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions. 

  • To excrete (waste products). 

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