negate, v.
(negated, negates, negating)
(negated, negates, negating)
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
negate neutralise neutralize nullify
sample sentences
"Her optimism neutralizes his gloom""This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
prove negative; show to be false
<verb.cognition>
contradict negate
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
hyponym
deny the truth of
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
contradict contravene negate
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
be in contradiction with
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
belie contradict negate
verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym