The difference between Annihilate and Eradicate
When used as verbs, annihilate means to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate, whereas eradicate means to pull up by the roots.
check bellow for the other definitions of Annihilate and Eradicate
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Annihilate as a verb:
To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
Examples:
"An atom bomb can annihilate a whole city."
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Annihilate as a verb (particle physics):
To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation.
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Annihilate as a verb (archaic):
To treat as worthless, to vilify.
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Annihilate as a verb (transitive):
To render null and void; to abrogate.
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Eradicate as a verb (transitive):
To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
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Eradicate as a verb (transitive):
To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.
Examples:
"Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980."