单词 | negate |
释义 | negate (once / 264 pages) v 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. WORD FAMILYnegate: negated, negates, negating, negation, negative+/negation: negations/negative: negatived, negatively, negativeness, negatives, negativing, negativism, negativity, nonnegative/negativism: negativisms, negativist/negativist: negativists/negativity: negativities USAGE EXAMPLESIn revoking an official’s commission that was issued after Senate confirmation, the president is negating a specific and official Senate act. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) He said he looked forward to working with President-elect Donald Trump “to negate the harmful effects of this absurd resolution.” Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) After Friday’s vote, Netanyahu’s office said he looked forward to working with Trump “to negate the harmful effects of this absurd resolution.” Time(Dec 25, 2016) 1v make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of This action will negate the effect of my efforts Syn|Hyper neutralise, neutralize, nullify weaken lessen the strength of 2v deny the truth of Syn|Hypo|Hyper contradict, contravene deny declare untrue; contradict disclaimmake a disclaimer about repudiatereject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust disavowrefuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with differ, disagree, dissent, take issue be of different opinions 3v prove negative; show to be false Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper contradict affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts invalidate, nullify show to be invalid confute, disproveprove to be false explodeshow (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete controvert, rebut, refuteprove to be false or incorrect falsifyprove false demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment 4v be in contradiction with Syn|Hyper belie, contradict depart, deviate, diverge, vary be at variance with; be out of line with |
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