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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: be in contradiction with [syn: contradict, belie, negate]
2: deny the truth of [syn: contradict, negate, contravene]
3: prove negative; show to be false [syn: negate, contradict] [ant: affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain]
4: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts" [syn: neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (negated; negating) Etymology: Latin negatus, past participle of negare to say no, deny, from neg- no, not (akin to ne- not) — more at no Date: circa 1623 1. to deny the existence or truth of 2. to cause to be ineffective or invalid Synonyms: see nullify • negate noun • negator noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 nullify; invalidate. 2 imply, involve, or assert the non-existence of. 3 be the negation of. Derivatives: negator n. Etymology: L negare negat- deny

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(negates, negating, negated) 1. If one thing negates another, it causes that other thing to lose the effect or value that it had. (FORMAL) These weaknesses negated his otherwise progressive attitude towards the staff. ? confirm VERB: V n 2. If someone negates something, they say that it does not exist. (FORMAL) He warned that to negate the results of elections would only make things worse. ? affirm VERB: V n

Moby Thesaurus

abate, abnegate, abolish, abrogate, agree to disagree, annihilate, annul, be at cross-purposes, be contrary to, be unmoved, be unwilling, beg off, belie, blow sky-high, blow up, break, break off, bring to naught, bring to nothing, buffer, call into question, cancel, cancel out, challenge, clash, collide, come to nothing, conflict, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck, cross, decline, decline to accept, deflate, deny, differ, disaccord, disaffirm, disagree, disallow, disbelieve, disclaim, disconfirm, discredit, disprove, dissent, explode, expose, frustrate, gag on, gainsay, hold out against, impugn, invalidate, jangle, jar, jostle, misbelieve, mismatch, mismate, negativate, negative, neutralize, not admit, not believe, not buy, not consent, not hear of, not swallow, not think of, nullify, object, offset, oppugn, prove the contrary, puncture, quash, rebut, redress, refuse, refuse consent, refuse to admit, refuse to credit, reject, repeal, repudiate, resist entreaty, resist persuasion, revoke, say nay, say no, shake the head, show up, stand aloof, stultify, thwart, traverse, turn down, unbelieve, undercut, undo, vary, vitiate, void, vote nay, vote negatively