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negate
Overview of verb negate
The verb negate has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. contradict, belie, negate -- (be in contradiction with)
2. contradict, negate, contravene -- (deny the truth of)
3. negate, contradict -- (prove negative; show to be false)
4. neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate -- (make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts")
Antonyms of verb negate
1 of 4 senses of negate
Sense 3
negate, contradict
Antonym of affirm (Sense 1)
=>confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb negate
4 senses of negate
Sense 1
contradict, belie, negate
=> deviate, vary, diverge, depart
=> differ
Sense 2
contradict, negate, contravene
=> disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
Sense 3
negate, contradict
=> prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
=> confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Sense 4
neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate
=> weaken
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb negate
2 of 4 senses of negate
Sense 2
contradict, negate, contravene
=> deny
Sense 3
negate, contradict
=> invalidate, nullify
=> disprove, confute
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb negate
4 senses of negate
Sense 1
contradict, belie, negate
=> deviate, vary, diverge, depart
Sense 2
contradict, negate, contravene
=> disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
Sense 3
negate, contradict
=> prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
Sense 4
neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate
=> weaken
'Cause To' of verb negate
Derived Forms of verb negate
3 of 4 senses of negate
Sense 1
contradict, belie, negate
RELATED TO>(noun) negation#3
=> negation
Sense 2
contradict, negate, contravene
RELATED TO>(adj) negative#3
=> negative
RELATED TO>(noun) negation#1
=> negation
RELATED TO>(noun) negation#2
=> negation
Sense 3
negate, contradict
RELATED TO>(adj) negative#3
=> negative
Domain of verb negate
1 of 4 senses of negate
Sense 3
negate, contradict
TOPIC>(noun) logic#4, logical system#1, system of logic#1
Domain Terms of verb negate
Familiarity of verb negate
negate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb negate
4 senses of negate
Sense 1
contradict, belie, negate
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
contradict, negate, contravene
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
negate, contradict
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 4
neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb negate
4 senses of negate
Sense 1
contradict, belie, negate
> deviate, vary, diverge, depart
=> aberrate
=> aberrate
=> contradict, belie, negate
Sense 2
contradict, negate, contravene
> disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
=> dissent
=> clash
=> contradict, negate, contravene
Sense 3
negate, contradict
> prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
=> prove oneself
=> prove
=> negate, contradict
=> stultify
Sense 4
neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate
> weaken
=> de-energize, de-energise
=> break
=> devitalize, devitalise
=> shake
=> depress
=> unbrace
=> etiolate
=> cripple, stultify
=> dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut
=> rarefy, attenuate
=> blunt
=> temper, season, mollify
=> enfeeble, debilitate, drain
=> enervate
=> dampen
=> neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate
=> emasculate, castrate
=> wash out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb negate
Sense 1
contradict, belie, negate
=> deviate, vary, diverge, depart
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Sense 2
contradict, negate, contravene
=> disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
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Sense 3
negate, contradict
=> prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
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Sense 4
neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate
=> weaken
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Grep of verb negate
abnegate
negate
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