nihilate

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verb

To annul.

OriginLatin nihilō →
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Meanings

verbnihilate (third-person singular simple present nihilates, present participle nihilating, simple past and past participle nihilated)

present singular third person nihilates · participle present nihilating · participle past nihilated · past nihilated

  1. obsoleteTo annul.
  2. human sciencesThe action of consciousness, which is the origin of negation in facticity.

Origin

  1. Latinnihilō“to reduce to nothing”
  2. Englishnihilate

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

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APA

nihilate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nihilate

MLA

“nihilate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nihilate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nihilate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nihilate.

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