naught

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substantive

P. and V. οὐδέν, μηδέν, οὔτι (rare P.). μήτι (rare P.).

bring to naught, verb transitive: P. and V. ἀναιρέω, ἀναιρεῖν, καθαιρεῖν; see destroy.

how we are brought to nought: V. ὡς ἐς τὸ μηδὲν ἥκομεν (Euripides, Hecuba 622).

come to naught: V. ἐπὶ μηδὲν ἔρχεσθαι; see fail, perish.

set at naught: P. and V. καταφρονεῖν (acc. or gen.). ὑπερφρονεῖν (acc. or gen.); see despise.

disregard: P. and V. ἀμελεῖν (gen.), παραμελεῖν (gen.), καταμελεῖν (gen.), P. ἐν οὐδένι λόγῳ ποιεῖσθαι, V. δι' οὐδένος ποιεῖσθαι, ἀκηδεῖν (gen.); see disregard.