Negate

Verb

 * 1) To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
 * The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
 * 1) To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
 * Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.
 * 1) To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
 * a pessimism that always negates
 * 1)  To perform the NOT operation on.

Thesaurus
abate, abnegate, abolish, abrogate, agree to disagree, annihilate, annul, be at cross-purposes, be contrary to, be unmoved, be unwilling, beg off, belie, blow sky-high, blow up, break, break off, bring to naught, bring to nothing, buffer, call into question, cancel, cancel out, challenge, clash, collide, come to nothing, conflict, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck, cross, decline, decline to accept, deflate, deny, differ, disaccord, disaffirm, disagree, disallow, disbelieve, disclaim, disconfirm, discredit, disprove, dissent, explode, expose, frustrate, gag on, gainsay, hold out against, impugn, invalidate, jangle, jar, jostle, misbelieve, mismatch, mismate, negativate, negative, neutralize, not admit, not believe, not buy, not consent, not hear of, not swallow, not think of, nullify, object, offset, oppugn, prove the contrary, puncture, quash, rebut, redress, refuse, refuse consent, refuse to admit, refuse to credit, reject, repeal, repudiate, resist entreaty, resist persuasion, revoke, say nay, say no, shake the head, show up, stand aloof, stultify, thwart, traverse, turn down, unbelieve, undercut, undo, vary, vitiate, void, vote nay, vote negatively

Etymology
From negatus:, past participle of negare:, reduced from *undefined: (or a similar form) < nec: + aiere:.

Related terms

 * negative
 * negativeness
 * negativism
 * negativity
 * negation

Adjective
negate



Verb
negate


 * 1) second-person plural present tense of negare
 * 2) second-person plural imperative of negare
 * 3) feminine plural past participle of negare

Anagrams

 * agente