nihilate
English
Etymology
From Latin nihilō (“to reduce to nothing”).
Verb
nihilate (third-person singular simple present nihilates, present participle nihilating, simple past and past participle nihilated)
- (obsolete) To annul.
- (philosophy) The action of consciousness, which is the origin of negation in facticity.
Related terms
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ni.(ɦ)ɪˈɫaː.tɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ni.kiˈlaː.t̪e]
Verb
nihilāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of nihilō
Participle
nihilāte
- vocative masculine singular of nihilātus