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negate

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
negate /nɪˈgeɪt/ verb
negates; negated; negating
negate
/nɪˈgeɪt/
verb
negates; negated; negating
Learner's definition of NEGATE
[+ object] formal
1 
: to cause (something) to not be effective使无效
2 
grammar : to make (a word or phrase) negative使（单词或短语）变否定

— negation

/nɪˈgeɪʃən/ noun, plural negations formal
[count] — usually singular通常用单数
[noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 14131 COCA: 12350

negate

verb

ne·​gate ni-ˈgāt How to pronounce negate (audio)
negated; negating

transitive verb

1
: to deny the existence or truth of
negated and denied her own honest reactions Sara H. Hay
2
: to cause to be ineffective or invalid
Alcohol can negate the effects of some medicines.
negate noun
negator
ni-ˈgā-tər How to pronounce negate (audio)
noun

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for negate

nullify, negate, annul, abrogate, invalidate mean to deprive of effective or continued existence.

nullify implies counteracting completely the force, effectiveness, or value of something.

a penalty nullified the touchdown

negate implies the destruction or canceling out of each of two things by the other.

the arguments negate each other

annul suggests making ineffective or nonexistent often by legal or official action.

the treaty annuls all previous agreements

abrogate is like annul but more definitely implies a legal or official act.

a law to abrogate trading privileges

invalidate implies making something powerless or unacceptable by declaration of its logical or moral or legal unsoundness.

the court invalidated the statute

Example Sentences

The fact that she lied about her work experience negated the contract. a verb that is negated by “not”
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin negātus, past participle of negāre "to say (with the negative of a conjoined clause), deny, withhold, say no," delocutive derivative of nec "no, not" — more at neglect entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of negate was circa 1623
TOEFL BNC: 14131 COCA: 12350

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