negated; negating
1
: to deny the existence or truth of
negated and denied her own honest reactions—
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: to cause to be ineffective or invalid
Alcohol can negate the effects of some medicines.
negate
noun
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Examples of negate in a Sentence
The fact that she lied about her work experience negated the contract.
a verb that is negated by “not”
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Advertisement In the fifth, another double play — this time a routine grounder from Hernández — negated Freeman’s one-out walk.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
However, the political activity doesn’t negate all outings, and the King's birthday parade, Trooping the Colour, was held in traditional festive splendor on June 15.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
Dodd’s advice, as relayed by others, was twofold: One, stay away from any discussion of whether Biden should stand down and let delegates nominate someone else in Chicago; Two, remind voters that one bad debate does not negate four years in the White House.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2024
The autopsy results negate the suggestion by his union that his death was a result of drowsiness after overwork on the show’s set that led Priem to drift from the highway and die when the vehicle crashed last month.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
However, the political activity doesn’t negate all outings, and the King's birthday parade, Trooping the Colour, was held in traditional festive splendor on June 15.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
Dodd’s advice, as relayed by others, was twofold: One, stay away from any discussion of whether Biden should stand down and let delegates nominate someone else in Chicago; Two, remind voters that one bad debate does not negate four years in the White House.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2024
The autopsy results negate the suggestion by his union that his death was a result of drowsiness after overwork on the show’s set that led Priem to drift from the highway and die when the vehicle crashed last month.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
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negate
verb
ne·gate
ni-ˈgāt 
negated; negating
1
: to deny the existence or truth of
2
: to cause to be ineffective or invalid
the discovery negates all previous theories
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