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"anéantir"

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Definition: to annihilate, wipe out, destroy; to overwhelm, overcome, wear out

L'armée a anéanti trois villes en quinze jours - The army wiped out three towns in two weeks

Trop de chaleur m'anéantit - Too much heat overwhelms me

Il a été anéanti par le chagrin - He was overcome with grief

Related: anéantissement (m noun) - annihilation, destruction, exhaustion

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