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)

  1. (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."
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