negate
Other forms: negated; negates; negating
If something neutralizes the effect of something else, then you can say the effect is negated. Hanging a disco ball from your living room ceiling negates the sleek modern effect created by the contemporary furniture.
If something is proved false or untrue, it has been negated. The discovery of one dinosaur jaw negated the conventional wisdom that all dinosaurs were vegetarians, since the tooth structure proved that guy definitely ate meat. The verb negate can also mean to counteract or counterbalance — so a really strong serve can negate your other weaknesses on the tennis court.
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make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of“This action will negate the effect of my efforts”
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synonyms:
neutralise, neutralize, nullify
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weaken
lessen the strength of
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weaken
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deny the truth of
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synonyms:
contradict, contravene
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deny
declare untrue; contradict
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disclaim
make a disclaimer about
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repudiate
reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust
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disavow
refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with
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differ, disagree, dissent, take issue
be of different opinions
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prove negative; show to be false
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synonyms:
contradict
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affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
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invalidate, nullify
show to be invalid
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confute, disprove
prove to be false
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explode
show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
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controvert, rebut, refute
prove to be false or incorrect
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falsify
prove false
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demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
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affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain
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be in contradiction with
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