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-derivedCommon 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.