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negateverb to declare not to be truethis evidence negates his claim that he was not at the scene of the crime contradict, deny, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disconfirm, disown, gainsay, negative, refute, reject, repudiate traversechallenge, confute, disprove, rebutdisagree (with), dispute acknowledge, admit, allow, avow, concede, confirm, own accept, adopt, embrace, espouseaffirm, announce, assert, aver, claim, declare, maintain, profess, submitauthenticate, corroborate, substantiate, validate, verify to put an end to by formal actionProhibition was established by the 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, only to be negated by the 21st amendment 13 years later abate, abolish, abrogate, annul, avoid, cancel, disannul, dissolve, invalidate, null, nullify, quash, repeal, rescind, roll back, strike down, vacate, void countermand, override, overrule, overturn, vetoabort, call, call off, drop, recall, retract, reverse, revoke, suspend, withdrawban, enjoin, forbid, outlaw, prohibitdisallow, dismiss, rejectannihilate, break down, eliminate, eradicate, erase, liquidate, remove, throw out, write off do away with, set aside enact, lay down, legislateestablish, found, instituteformalize, legalize, legitimate, legitimize, validatepass, ratifyallow, approve, authorize, clear, endorse(also indorse), permit, sanction, warrantcommand, decree, mandate, order, prescribe to think not to be true or realyou simply can't negate your feelings for someone, even if they don't feel the same way about you disbelieve, discredit deny, reject, repudiatedistrust, doubt, mistrust, suspectdebunk, disprove, refutederide, pooh-pooh(also pooh), scoff (at) accept, believe, credit, swallow trust nullify, negate, annul, abrogate, invalidate mean to deprive of effective or continued existence.nullify implies counteracting completely the force, effectiveness, or value of something.a penalty nullified the touchdown negate implies the destruction or canceling out of each of two things by the other.the arguments negate each other annul suggests making ineffective or nonexistent often by legal or official action.the treaty annuls all previous agreements abrogate is like annul but more definitely implies a legal or official act.a law to abrogate trading privileges invalidate implies making something powerless or unacceptable by declaration of its logical or moral or legal unsoundness.the court invalidated the statute ca. 1623 |