negate

[US]/nɪˈɡeɪt/
[UK]/nɪˈɡeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

deny; cancel; make something ineffective or null; state that something is not true

Example Sentences

To negate this is to negate everything ,includng the war itself as well as  the negator himself.

To negate this is to negate everything, including the war itself as well as the negator himself.

alcohol negates the effects of the drug.

Our actions often negate our principles.

Terror momentarily negated the effects of his injury.

to negate an argument

the evidence will negate any doubts

to negate the impact of a decision

her apology did not negate the damage done

to negate the effects of climate change

the new policy aims to negate inequality

to negate a rumor

the results negate the hypothesis

to negate the benefits of exercise

his actions negate his words

Real-world Examples

So pretty much this part negates this part.

Source: Fitness Knowledge Popularization

These gestures are extremely important as they virtually negate what the speaker says.

Source: Advanced American English by Lai Shih-hsiung

Some have totally backed up Adler's theory, others have totally negated it.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

Sirkeci argues that Europe's actions negate any claim of moral superiority in Brussels.

Source: VOA Standard Speed May 2016 Collection

Of course, if the returner hits it well then that could probably negate the advantage.

Source: Connection Magazine

Again, the bigger the dipole, the bigger the negative deflection.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

A negative test result would be a normal gag reflex.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

It's used to negate a statement of fact.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2014

471. In the selection the lecturer neglected the negligible negative reflection on the election.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

If that's negative, diagnosis requires serum levels of FSH, LH, estrogen, prolactin, TSH and testosterone.

Source: Osmosis - Reproduction

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