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Antonyms for negating
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ni-geyt, neg-eyt |
Phonetic Transcription : nɪˈgeɪt, ˈnɛg eɪt |
Definition of negating
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
- On the other hand, as regards the point of allegiance, he was negating the whole established doctrine of the British constitution.
- Extract from : « Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume II (of 2) » by Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson
- They are negating these concepts to put new ones in their place!
- Extract from : « The Ego and His Own » by Max Stirner
- First of all, it is a negating of the sensible world and a going into the supersensible, a seeking of the spirit without the body.
- Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider
- Rudders on the Aztec compensated, she leaned slightly into the blast, negating its drift.
- Extract from : « First on the Moon » by Jeff Sutton
- Nevertheless they are of considerable value in confirming, negating, or modifying the ethnographic data.
- Extract from : « The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California » by Sherburne Friend Cook
- In the extremest cases the negating action aims to destroy the stimulus.
- Extract from : « Criminal Psychology » by Hans Gross
Synonyms for negating
- 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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