Free Translator Free Translator
Translators Dictionaries Courses Other
Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Negate   /nɪgˈeɪt/   Listen
Negate

verb
1.
Be in contradiction with.  Synonyms: belie, contradict.
2.
Deny the truth of.  Synonyms: contradict, contravene.
3.
Prove negative; show to be false.  Synonym: contradict.
4.
Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of.  Synonyms: neutralise, neutralize, nullify.  "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"






WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Negate" Quotes from Famous Books



... Oman consists of an upper chamber or Majlis ad-Dawla (41 seats; members appointed by the monarch; has advisory powers only) and a lower chamber or Majlis ash-Shura (82 seats; members elected by limited suffrage, however, the monarch makes final selections and can negate election results; body has some limited power to propose legislation, but otherwise has only advisory powers) elections: last held NA October 1997 (next to be held NA October ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... does not appear in our example, but corresponds to the preliminary tone at the beginning); and three beats are represented by rests, which cancel the resonance of the melody-tone g, but do not actually negate the effect of the cadence-chord. In consequence of these two reductions, the time-value of the cadence-tone is diminished to two beats, and the whole cadence assumes a lighter, less obstinate and stagnant character. Of ...
— Lessons in Music Form - A Manual of Analysis of All the Structural Factors and - Designs Employed in Musical Composition • Percy Goetschius



Copyright © 2024 Free-Translator.com