aniquilar

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin annichilare, from Late Latin annihilare.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ni.kiˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.ni.kiˈlaɾ]

aniquilar (first-person singular present aniquilo, first-person singular preterite aniquilí, past participle aniquilat)

1. alternative form of anihilar (“to annihilate”)

• anniquilar (pre-standardization spelling)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin annihilāre (“to reduce to nothing”). Presence of -qu- is based on Medieval Latin pronunciation.

• Hyphenation: a‧ni‧qui‧lar

aniquilar (first-person singular present aniquilo, first-person singular preterite aniquilei, past participle aniquilado)

1. (transitive) to annihilate

   Synonyms: erradicar, exterminar

2. (transitive or pronominal) to make or become depressed or weak

   Synonyms: abater, prostrar, abalar, combalir

   • 1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter I, in Cahetés‎^[1], 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 7:

     Retirei-me anniquilado. Na rua considerei com assombro a grandeza do meu atrevimento.

     I left feeling abject. On the street I recalled the size of my audacity with terror.

• “aniquilar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “aniquilar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “aniquilar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “aniquilar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “aniquilar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

• anihilar (rare)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin annichilāre, present active infinitive of annichilō, from Late Latin annihilāre (“to reduce to nothing”).

• IPA^(key): /anikiˈlaɾ/ [a.ni.kiˈlaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧ni‧qui‧lar

aniquilar (first-person singular present aniquilo, first-person singular preterite aniquilé, past participle aniquilado)

1. (transitive) to annihilate, reduce to nothing

• “aniquilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025