Nihilate vs Annihilate - What's the difference?
nihilate | annihilate |
To encase in a shell of non-being
The action of consciousness, which is the origin of negation in facticity.
To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
(label) To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation.
(archaic) To treat as worthless, to vilify.
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As verbs the difference between nihilate and annihilate
is that nihilate is to encase in a shell of non-being while annihilate is to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.nihilate
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(annihilat)- An atom bomb can annihilate a whole city.
- of all the opinions which Antiquity hath had of men in gross, those which I most willingly embrace, and whereon I take most hold, are such as most vilifie, condemne, and annihilate us.