All 7 Uses of
annihilate
in
Wuthering Heights
- I did, though: I vociferated curses enough to annihilate any fiend in Christendom; and I got a stone and thrust it between his jaws, and tried with all my might to cram it down his throat.†
p. 34.3 *
- If all else perished, and HE remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger: I should not seem a part of it.†
p. 59.1annihilated = completely destroyed or defeated
- After a short suspense, it was opened by a tall, gaunt man, without neckerchief, and otherwise extremely slovenly; his features were lost in masses of shaggy hair that hung on his shoulders; and HIS eyes, too, were like a ghostly Catherine's with all their beauty annihilated.†
p. 100.7
- He made several efforts to obey, but his little strength was annihilated for the time, and he fell back again with a moan.†
p. 195.1
- I was embarrassed how to punish him when I discovered his part in the business: he's such a cobweb, a pinch would annihilate him; but you'll see by his look that he has received his due!†
p. 208.1
- I wish I could annihilate it from the face of the earth.'†
p. 242.0
- 'They won't do that,' he replied: 'if they did, you must have me removed secretly; and if you neglect it you shall prove, practically, that the dead are not annihilated!'†
p. 243.0annihilated = completely destroyed or defeated
Definition:
to completely destroy or defeat