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   Ne·gate

   /nəˈɡāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. nullify; make ineffective: "alcohol negates the effects of the drug" Similar invalidatenullifyrender null and voidrender invalidmake ineffectiveneutralizecancel (out)undoreverseannulvoidrevokerescindabrogaterepealretractcountermandoverruleoverturnavoidOpposite confirmsupportvalidate
   • 2. make (a clause, sentence, or proposition) negative in meaning.
   • 3. deny the existence of (something): "negating the political nature of education" Similar denydisputecall into questioncontradictrefuterebutdiscreditdisclaimrejectrepudiateformal:gainsayrare:controvertOpposite confirmratify

   Word Origin early 17th century (in negate (sense 1, sense 3)): from Latin negat- ‘denied’, from the verb negare.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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