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How to pronounce negate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms contradict, contravene
Type of differ, take issue, dissent, disagree
Has types deny
Derivation negation, negative
Type Words
Synonyms belie, contradict
Type of vary, deviate, depart, diverge
Derivation negation
Type Words
Synonyms contradict
Type of prove, demonstrate, establish, shew, show
Has types confute, nullify, disprove, invalidate
Derivation negative
Type Words
Synonyms neutralise, neutralize, nullify
Type of weaken


This action will negate the effect of my efforts.

Examples of negate

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Does that really negate all of the many valuable things Berkman did as an Astro?
From the stltoday.com
You can't negate a part of your game like that, it gets soft, and I paid for it.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
Not being read one's Miranda rights during an arrest does not negate the arrest.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Scholarly, his liberal leanings may negate the general goodwill he's cultivated.
From the dallasnews.com
Unfortunately, cavernous Reliant Stadium may negate Baylor's advantage somewhat.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
If you're not careful, shipping costs can negate any savings you may have found.
From the stltoday.com
I think one thing monetary policy can do is that it can negate a debt deflation.
From the economist.com
This transparent process is intended to, and does, negate the risks you mention.
From the economist.com
There are road blocks in their path that negate some of the advantages of youth.
From the usatoday.com
More examples
  • Contradict: be in contradiction with
  • Prove negative; show to be false
  • Neutralize: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
  • (negation) a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
  • (negation) the speech act of negating
  • (negation) (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
  • (Negation (comics)) Negation was a comic book series published from CrossGen. Tony Bedard was the writer for the entire run. Paul Pelletier was the artist for most of the issues, with an occasional fill-in artist taking an issue here and there.
  • (Negation (rhetoric)) In rhetoric, where the role of the interpreter is taken into consideration as a non-negligible factor, negation bears a much wider range of functions and meanings than it does in logic, where the interpretation of signs for negation is constrained by axioms to a few ...
  • (The Negation) The Negation is the third studio album released by the Polish technical death metal band Decapitated. It was released March 9, 2004 through Earache Records.