ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 01092 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
negate
v.
US/nɪˈɡeɪt/
UK/nɪˈɡeɪt/
CSAT Frequency62/100
TOEIC Frequency58/100
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Meanings of negate
1verb
To nullify, deny, or make something invalid or ineffective.
The new evidence negates the defendant's original testimony.
The new evidence negates the defendant's original testimony.
A single mistake can negate months of hard work.
A single mistake can negate months of hard work.
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Derivatives of negate
negation
the act of denying or nullifying (noun)
The negation of the hypothesis requires additional experimental data.
The negation of the hypothesis requires additional experimental data.
negative
expressing denial or refusal; unfavorable (adjective)
The test result came back negative, which was good news.
The test result came back negative, which was good news.
negate a contract
to annul or invalidate a legal agreement (phrase)
The court decided to negate the invalid contract.
The court decided to negate the invalid contract.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of negate
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Common Phrases with negate
negate the effectnegate the effect
negate the argumentnegate the argument
completely negatecompletely negate
negate a claimnegate a claim
negate the benefitsnegate the benefits
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Practice Question: negate
Choose the best word for the blank
The company's financial difficulties ___ all the progress made in previous quarters.
- A negates
- B negate
- C negated
- D negating
The plural subject 'difficulties' requires the base form 'negate' without the third-person singular -s ending.