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Antonyms for negates
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ni-geyt, neg-eyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : nɪˈgeɪt, ˈnɛg eɪt |
Definition of negates
Origin :- 1795 (with an isolated use from 1620s), back-formation from negation, or else from Latin negatus, past participle of negare. Related: Negated; negates; negating.
- verb contradict, countermand
- The necessity which acts and negates in it, that is to say, is yet of one substance with both the agents.
- Extract from : « Oxford Lectures on Poetry » by Andrew Cecil Bradley
- It negates the object propounded, which is the general education of the boy on lines in which the father believes.
- Extract from : « Liberalism » by L. T. Hobhouse
- Because State and society do not suffice for humane liberalism, it negates both, and at the same time retains them.
- Extract from : « The Ego and His Own » by Max Stirner
Synonyms for negates
- abate
- abolish
- abrogate
- annihilate
- annul
- belie
- blackball
- break with
- cancel
- cancel out
- controvert
- countercheck
- cross
- deny
- ding
- disaffirm
- disallow
- disprove
- dump
- fly in the face of
- frustrate
- gainsay
- impugn
- invalidate
- kill
- negative
- neutralize
- nullify
- oppose
- put down
- quash
- rebut
- redress
- refute
- repeal
- rescind
- retract
- reverse
- revoke
- stonewall
- traverse
- turn down
- turn thumbs down
- undo
- vitiate
- void
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