Annihilation: alternatives and connections

The act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles; or the state of being so reduced.

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The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds fro…

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The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc.

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The action of reducing to dust or powder.

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The act or process of vaporizing, or the state of being converted into vapor; the artificial formation of vapor; specifically, the conversion of wate…

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The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, t…

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The act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to naught; subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying; devastation.

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The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

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To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty.

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To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty.

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The process by which anything is disintegrated; the condition of anything which is disintegrated.

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The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction.

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