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negate Definition


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negate
verb negated, negating
    1. To cancel or destroy the effect of something.
      Thesaurus: nullify, cancel, repeal, retract, rescind, abrogate, annul, disallow, invalidate, void, countermand, quash, reverse.
    2. To deny the existence of something.
      Thesaurus: contradict, oppose, refute, gainsay, belie, deny; Antonym: affirm.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin negare, negatum to deny.



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