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单词 negate
释义
negate
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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 FAMILY
negate: negated, negates, negating, negation, negative+/negation: negations/negative: negatived, negatively, negativeness, negatives, negativing, negativism, negativity, nonnegative/negativism: negativisms, negativist/negativist: negativists/negativity: negativities
USAGE EXAMPLES
In 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
disclaim
make a disclaimer about
repudiate
reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust
disavow
refuse 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, disprove
prove to be false
explode
show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
controvert, rebut, refute
prove to be false or incorrect
falsify
prove 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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