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negate

Pronunciation: /nɪˈgeɪt/

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Definition of negate

verb

[with object]
  • 1make ineffective; nullify:alcohol negates the effects of the drug
  • 2 Logic & Grammar make (a clause, sentence, or proposition) negative in meaning.
  • 3deny the existence of:negating the political nature of education

Origin:

early 17th century (in negate (sense 1), negate (sense 3)): from Latin negat- 'denied', from the verb negare

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