negate

Academic Word List, sublist 3.

About 1.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.

   The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.

2. verb To nullify or cause to be ineffective.

   Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.

3. verb To be negative; bring or cause negative results.

   a pessimism that always negates

4. verb To perform the NOT operation on.

Similar words

contravene contradict belie gainsay deny disprove invalidate repudiate refute disavow

Often followed by

the any a or this it their its all his

Word family

negated negates negating negative negatively negatives negator negators