Entry Word: negate

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to declare not to be true <this evidence negates his claim that he was not at the scene of the accident> — see deny 1
2 to put an end to by formal action <Prohibition was established by the 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, only to be negated by the 21st amendment 13 years later> — see abolish
3 to think not to be true or real <you canʼt negate your feelings for someone, even if they donʼt feel the same way about you> — see disbelieve