negate

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verb

1. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount: cancel, counteract, neutralize, nullify. See action/inaction.
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/stop/pause.
3. To refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of: contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, disaffirm, gainsay, negative, oppugn. Law traverse. See affirm/deny/argue.

v

Definition: contradict, countermand
Antonyms: allow, approve, confirm, permit, support, validate

See words rhyming with "negate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ophæve, hæmme, negere (filos.), nægte

Nederlands (Dutch)
nietig verklaren, ontkennen

Français (French)
v. tr. - réduire à néant, nier, contredire, (Ling) mettre (qch) au négatif

Deutsch (German)
v. - zunichte machen, leugnen, negieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αρνούμαι (την ύπαρξη ή την αλήθεια), αναιρώ, καταργώ, ανατρέπω, ακυρώνω

Italiano (Italian)
negare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - negar, anular, ser negativo

Русский (Russian)
отрицать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - negar, anular, invalidar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förneka, upphäva, hämma, negera (filos.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
否定, 使无效, 取消

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 否定, 使無效, 取消

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (사실 등을)부정하다, 취소하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 否定する, 無効にする, 否認する
n. - 否定的なもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينكر, ينقي, يبطل ( مفعول شيء)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שלל, הכחיש, הפריך, סתר, נטרל, איפס, ביטל‬

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