Annihilate and Conquer

Annihilate

Annihilate verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

Usage example: the tornado simply annihilated the family's home

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Conquer and annihilate are semantically related in overcome topic. In some cases you can use "Conquer" instead a verb "Annihilate".

Nearby Words: annihilation, annihilating

Conquer verb - To bring under one's control by force of arms.

Usage example: before his final defeat, Napoléon had managed to conquer much of Europe

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Annihilate and conquer are semantically related in defeat topic. Sometimes you can use "Annihilate" instead a verb "Conquer".

humanity	annihilate humanity	conquer humanity
life	annihilate life	conquer life
race	annihilate race	conquer race
rest	annihilate rest	conquer rest
Other words: army, universe, earth, world, dimension, country, empire, planet, anyone, city, galaxy, japan, enemies, planets, cities.

The Tau Empire avoids targeting civilians of the worlds they conquer, by logical extension that they are one of the few races that seek to subjugate other peoples rather than annihilate them.

Source: Would Not Shoot a Civilian
At the end of the second game, the Katuri manage to destroy Earth and annihilate the United Fleet.With humanity all but destroyed, Antaris alone regrouped the United Fleet and began to lead them back to Apocalypse, the only place the Katuri could never conquer.

Source: Video Game / Real Space

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