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Synonyms for negate

verb

  1. To nullify

    repeal, retract, neutralize; see cancel 2.

  2. To contradict

    belie, oppose, refute; see deny.

See negate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


verb
  1. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount:

    cancel, counteract, neutralize, nullify. See action
  2. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority:

    abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, invalidate, nullify, set aside, vitiate, void. (Law) extinguish. See continue
  3. To refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of:

    contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, disaffirm, gainsay, negative, oppugn. (Law) traverse. See affirm

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