negate
verb
[ nɪˈɡeɪt ]
• make ineffective; nullify.
• "alcohol negates the effects of the drug"
Similar:
invalidate,
nullify,
render null and void,
render invalid,
make ineffective,
neutralize,
cancel (out),
undo,
reverse,
annul,
void,
revoke,
rescind,
abrogate,
repeal,
retract,
countermand,
overrule,
overturn,
avoid,
• make (a clause, sentence, or proposition) negative in meaning.
• deny the existence of.
• "negating the political nature of education"
Similar:
deny,
dispute,
call into question,
contradict,
refute,
rebut,
discredit,
disclaim,
reject,
repudiate,
gainsay,
controvert,
Origin:
early 17th century (in negate (sense 1, sense 3)): from Latin negat- ‘denied’, from the verb negare .
