anéantir

== French == === Etymology === From a- +‎ néant +‎ -ir. Compare annihiler, a parallel formation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ne.ɑ̃.tiʁ/ === Verb === anéantir (transitive) to wipe out, to destroy, to shatter Synonyms: réduire à néant, annihiler Coordinate term: néantir (transitive, figuratively) to hit someone for six ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-. ==== Derived terms ==== anéantissement === Further reading === “anéantir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === entraina, entraîna, tannerai