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Annihilate vs Obliviate - What's the difference?

annihilate | obliviate |

As verbs the difference between annihilate and obliviate

is that annihilate is to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate while obliviate is to forget, to wipe from existence.

annihilate

English

Verb

(annihilat)
  • To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
  • An atom bomb can annihilate a whole city.
  • (label) To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation.
  • (archaic) To treat as worthless, to vilify.
  • *, II.17:
  • of all the opinions which Antiquity hath had of men in gross, those which I most willingly embrace, and whereon I take most hold, are such as most vilifie, condemne, and annihilate us.

    Synonyms

    * (to reduce to nothing) benothing, destroy, eradicate, extinguish * See also

    Antonyms

    * (to reduce to nothing) create, generate

    obliviate

    English

    Verb

  • to forget, to wipe from existence