NEGATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does negate mean?
• NEGATE (verb)
The verb NEGATE has 4 senses:
1. be in contradiction with
2. deny the truth of
3. prove negative; show to be false
4. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
Familiarity information: NEGATE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• NEGATE (verb)
Meaning:
Be in contradiction with
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
belie; contradict; negate
Hypernyms (to "negate" is one way to...):
depart; deviate; diverge; vary (be at variance with; be out of line with)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Deny the truth of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
negate; contravene; contradict
Hypernyms (to "negate" is one way to...):
differ; disagree; dissent; take issue (be of different opinions)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "negate"):
deny (declare untrue; contradict)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Prove negative; show to be false
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
negate; contradict
Hypernyms (to "negate" is one way to...):
demonstrate; establish; prove; shew; show (establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment)
Domain category:
logic; logical system; system of logic (a system of reasoning)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "negate"):
invalidate; nullify (show to be invalid)
confute; disprove (prove to be false)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Antonym:
affirm (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts)
Meaning:
Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
neutralize; neutralise; nullify; negate
Context examples:
Her optimism neutralizes his gloom / This action will negate the effect of my efforts
Hypernyms (to "negate" is one way to...):
weaken (lessen the strength of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
