[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly:The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.Synonyms: demolish , obliterate , smash , desolate , devastate , ravage", "to destroy the collective existence or main body of; wipe out:to annihilate an army.Synonyms: demolish , obliterate , smash", "to annul; make void:to annihilate a law.", "to cancel the effect of; nullify.", "to defeat completely; vanquish:Our basketball team annihilated the visiting team."]}]