Word
negate
Meanings
To cancel out the effect of something; to make it ineffective or invalid.
To deny that something is true; to state that it did not happen or is not the case.
Definition
To negate something is to make it ineffective or to say that it is not true.
To negate means to cancel the effect of something or to undo it so it no longer works. It can also mean to deny a statement and say it is not true. In everyday use, it often refers to one factor making another factor irrelevant or useless.
Examples
- A single mistake can negate hours of careful work.
- He tried to negate the rumor in a public statement.
- Too much sugar can negate the health benefits of the smoothie.
- The defense attorney worked to negate the witness’s claim.
More verbs
- analyze To analyze means to examine something carefully to understand it better.
- scrutinize To scrutinize means to examine something very carefully in order to notice details or find problems.
- affect To affect something means to influence it or cause a change in it.
- allude To allude means to mention or refer to something indirectly.
- elude To elude someone is to avoid being caught or understood.