Past tense of annihilate
regular verb
The past tense of annihilate is annihilated. The past participle is also annihilated.
Forms of annihilate
| Base form (V1) | annihilate /əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | annihilated |
| Past participle (V3) | annihilated |
| Present participle | annihilating |
| Third person singular | annihilates |
Annihilated in a sentence
- The official Soviet criticism of 'bourgeois philosophy' took for granted that the latter in its various forms was a repetition of the idealist nonsense of Mach and Avenarius, which had been annihilated by Lenin's refutation.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon...
- On the second night, my friend Lori came over and we got annihilated on booze.2008, Mia Tyler, Creating Myself, page 94. From the entry annihilated
- On seeing Kāma annihilated there, the Devas and the groups of celestial damsels became frightened.2001, Jagdish Lal Shastri, Arnold Kunst, G. P. Bhatt, Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology, volume 63, page 429. From the entry kama
- On the sugar estates the índios were then annihilated by the infections the Portuguese had brought from Europe.2003, Peter Robb, A Death in Brazil, Bloomsbury, published 2005, page 108. From the entry indio
- If a person shook hands with an antiperson, both would be annihilated in a shower of gamma ray greetings.2002, Roy A. Gallant, Meteorite Hunter: The Search for Siberian Meteorite Craters, page 45. From the entry antiperson
Meaning of annihilate
- verb To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
- verb 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).
- verb To treat as worthless, to vilify.
Questions about the past tense of annihilate
- What is the past tense of annihilate?
- The past tense of annihilate is annihilated.
- What is the past participle of annihilate?
- The past participle of annihilate is annihilated.
- Is annihilate a regular or irregular verb?
- Annihilate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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