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Meanings of negate in English

Portuguese
neutralizar
Catalan
invalidar
Spanish
anular

Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of.

neutralizar
Portuguese
desmentir
Catalan
contradir

Prove negative; show to be false.

desmentir
Usage of negate in English
1
We didn't negate that size by getting enough pressure on the ball.
Reuters
2
That a 20-year-old indiscretion with cocaine should negate them is totally absurd.
The Guardian
3
We must acknowledge that to honor one life does not negate another.
Ebony
4
Does the pragmatic perspective negate explanations originating from other, relatively limited, perspectives?
The Civilization of Illiteracy
5
Whatever happened shouldn't negate all the good years you had with your family.
Patrick's destiny
6
Wigley said the circumstances were enough to negate the costs claim.
Radio NZ
7
That Daniels expressed this point in a problematic manner doesn't negate its truth.
Ebony
8
Impact: Smoking cessation in early pregnancy may negate effects on methylation.
Pubmed
9
By doing this we should negate the need for any new coal plants.
The Irish Times
10
All the branches that overhang the water negate the river's movement.
Conquest of the Useless
11
Crimstein and Grayson pretty much figured a way to negate all the evidence.
Caught
12
This does not negate targeting the insulin-IGF-I receptor family with less toxic therapeutics.
Pubmed
13
Houtzen has stunning early speed which should negate her wide barrier.
News.com.au
14
That alcohol after exercise can negate some of the physiological benefits of same?
The Irish Times
15
But this does not negate the exercise of the ethical imagination.
The Guardian
16
Forgiving Michael Dunn doesn't negate what I'm feeling and my anger.
Ebony
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Translations for negate
Spanish
anular
Negate through the time
Negate across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common