Both Uses of
annihilate
in
Don Quixote
- Pay him at once without another word; if not, by the God that rules us I will make an end of you, and annihilate you on the spot; release him instantly.†
Chpt 1.3-4 *
- They stood silent waiting to see what he would say, and he, fixing his eyes on the air Dorothea, addressed her with great gravity and composure: "I am informed, fair lady, by my squire here that your greatness has been annihilated and your being abolished, since, from a queen and lady of high degree as you used to be, you have been turned into a private maiden.†
Chpt 1.37-38annihilated = completely destroyed or defeated
Definition:
to completely destroy or defeat