NEGATE


Meaning of NEGATE in English

/ nɪˈgeɪt; NAmE / verb [ vn ] ( formal )

1.

to stop sth from having any effect

SYN nullify :

Alcohol negates the effects of the drug.

2.

to state that sth does not exist

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin negat- denied, from the verb negare .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.