Etymology

nihilate

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Today it means: To annul. Full definition →

Latin nihilō
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  1. Latin · derived fromnihilō“to reduce to nothing”
  2. English todaynihilate

From Latin nihilō (“to reduce to nothing”).

Words from the same roots

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