GRE vocabulary
negate
to nullify, deny, or make ineffective
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Questions about “negate”
Negate (verb) means to nullify, deny, or make ineffective
Here is negate used in an example sentence: "A single careless error can negate hours of meticulous work."
Common synonyms for negate include nullify, invalidate, cancel.
Antonyms of negate include affirm, confirm, validate.
Negate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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