English vocabulary · B2
Negate
/nɪˈɡeɪt/ · v.
It means to cancel something or make it have no effect. You remove its power or make it not true.
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Example sentences
- One bad result negated all our hard work.
- New facts negated the old argument.
Word origin and roots
from Latin
- neg — no (from Latin)
Synonyms and nuances
- CANCEL — end or stop something (Stops it completely)
- UNDO — go back to before (Reverse the action)
- NULLIFY — make officially invalid (Make legally void)
Words with the same root
neg — no
- negative — saying no or showing the opposite
- deny — to say something is not true
Lesson notes
Negate. It means to cancel something or make it have no effect. You remove its power or make it not true.
Similar words are cancel, undo, and nullify. Use negate when an action or fact removes all the power of something.
One bad result negated all our hard work. New facts negated the old argument.
From Latin. neg- means no. The neg- root makes something equal to nothing. To say no to its power — that is negate.