exnihilate
English
Etymology
Based on Latin; compare annihilate and ex nihilo.
Verb
exnihilate (third-person singular simple present exnihilates, present participle exnihilating, simple past and past participle exnihilated)
- (rare, transitive) To bring into existence from nothing.
- Since the top hat was empty the moment before, the magician seemed to exnihilate the rabbit.
References
- "Stop Being Poor" by Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, March 12, 2014, Retrieved 2014-03-19, "One [reason] is that appropriating money for health care does not exnihilate doctors, pharmaceuticals, or hospitals into existence".
- "The Great Leap Forward" by Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, January 19, 2018, Retrieved 2018-01-20, "But such things cannot be exnihilated into existence, predicted, managed, or relied upon."
Related terms
- annihilation
- exnihilation
- nihilate
- nihilation