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negate

🇬🇧 UK/ni'geit/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To deny or contradict something; to nullify or make ineffective.

否定,否认;使无效,抵消

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
negdeny, refuse, negate
+
ateto make, having
=negate

Common Collocations

  • 1.negate the effect抵消影响
  • 2.negate the claim否认主张
  • 3.negate the evidence推翻证据

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The new policy could negate all the progress made over the past decade.

  • 2.

    Fresh evidence was used to negate the defendant's earlier claims.

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