Anientise

/ənˈaɪəntaɪz/ verb

To reduce to nothing or annihilate completely; to destroy utterly.

From Old French 'anientiser', derived from 'a-' (to) + 'neant' (nothing), ultimately from Latin 'ne' (not) + 'ens' (being). The word literally means 'to make into nothing' and was used in medieval philosophy and theology.

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