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exnihilating

exnihilating is the present participle and gerund of exnihilate.

Meaning of exnihilate

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.

Questions about exnihilating

What is exnihilating the present participle and gerund of?
Exnihilating is the present participle and gerund of exnihilate.

Words near exnihilating in the dictionary

  1. Exner
  2. Exner's plexus
  3. exnihilate
  4. exnihilated
  5. exnihilates
  6. exnihilating
  7. exnihilation
  8. exnihilations
  9. exnovation
  10. exnovations
  11. exo-

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