negate

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Even if it is a matter which he can negate, argue and supply a misleading answer†"he will not wish to do so."

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  1. transitive verb To make ineffective or invalid; nullify.
  2. transitive verb To rule out; deny. See Synonyms at deny.
  3. transitive verb Computer Science To perform the machine logic operation NOT gate.

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  • Only those who can give nothing valuableto the world, but try to act as if they were going to give it God knowswhat, will hate everything that was previously gives and would best liketo negate or even destroy it. —  Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf: Causes of the Collapse
  • And because there are some who -- for whatever reason -- stop the journey, doesn't negate or invalidate the other people who have made it out of homosexuality. —  Metro Weekly (Newspaper Magazine of Gay and Lesbian DC)
  • This will create a huge surge of positive energy which we hope will help negate her cancer. —  Anorak News
  • It is unknown whether Brummel will be able to raise this issue in his defense, because statements made by Acosta to police negate mental illness plea requirements, University law professor Steve Simon said. —  The Minnesota Daily - mndaily.com
  • But Sullivan insisted that they wear formal dinner attire for the occasion to negate any hint of competition. —  Main Features
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin negāre, negāt-, to deny; see ne in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin negatus, past participle of negare (later Italian negare = Portuguese Spanish negar = F. nier), deny, refuse, decline, reduced from nec-aiare (or a similar form), from nec, not, nor (coutr. of neque, nor, from ne, not, + -que, a generalizing suffix) (a negative also used as a prefix in negligere, neglect, and negotium, business: see neglect and negotiate), + aiere, say, a defective verb, used chiefly in present aio, etc., I say, imperfect aiebam, etc., I said (= Greek ἠμί, I say, a defective verb, used only in present ἠμί, I say, imperfect η῎ν, I said, ἠ̄, he said), perhaps = Sanskrit √ ah, speak. Hence, in comp., denegare, later ult. English deny: see deny and denay.
 

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