消灭 Traditional form: 消滅 Pinyin (reading): xiāomiè Definitions: to put an end to to annihilate to cause to perish to perish annihilation (in quantum field theory) Characters: 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish 灭 - to extinguish; to wipe out Traditional characters: 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish 滅 - to extinguish; to wipe out