Annihilate and Excise

Annihilate

Annihilate verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: the family's attempts to annihilate the roach population in their apartment had met with little success

Excise and annihilate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excise" instead a verb "Annihilate".

Nearby Words: annihilation, annihilating

Excise

Excise verb - Remove by cutting.
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Synonyms for Excise

Annihilate and excise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Annihilate" instead a verb "Excise".

Nearby Words: excision, excised, excising, excisable

Common collocations

evil annihilate evil excise evil
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