Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nihilate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ni-hi-late
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To annul.

Obsolete

verb

The action of consciousness, which is the origin of negation in facticity.

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

nihilates (present, singular) nihilating (participle, present) nihilated (participle, past) nihilated (past)

Derived Forms

nihilator

Frequently Paired Words

nihilation

Questions

What does nihilate mean?
To annul.
Where does nihilate come from?
From Latin nihilō (“to reduce to nothing”).

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