Emily Dickinson Lexicon

annihilate (-ing), v. [L. ad, to + nihil, nothing.] (webplay: existence).

1. Remove; abolish; eliminate; erase; take out; [fig.] negate; deny; contradict; disprove.
2. Obliterate; wipe out; completely destroy; totally demolish; reduce to nothing.
3. Completely unsettle; totally disrupt.