Meanings
verbexnihilate (third-person singular simple present exnihilates, present participle exnihilating, simple past and past participle exnihilated)
present singular third person exnihilates · participle present exnihilating · participle past exnihilated · past exnihilated
- raretransitiveTo bring into existence from nothing.
Since the top hat was empty the moment before, the magician seemed to exnihilate the rabbit.
Origin
Based on Latin; compare annihilate and ex nihilo.
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APA
exnihilate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exnihilate
MLA
“exnihilate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exnihilate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exnihilate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exnihilate.
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