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negate

/ negate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
prove negative; show to be false
Opposites:
confirm corroborate sustain substantiate support
Type of:
prove demonstrate establish
Kinds of:
invalidate nullify disprove confute
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody
Domain:
logic logical system system of logic
verb Sense 2
deny the truth of
Type of:
disagree differ dissent
Kinds of:
deny
Derived:
negation contradiction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
be in contradiction with
Type of:
deviate vary diverge
Derived:
negation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
"Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"
"This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
Type of:
weaken
Derived:
nullification override neutralization neutralisation counteraction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
45%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
3
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prove demonstrate establish invalidate nullify disprove confute confirm corroborate sustain substantiate support