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present participle of negative
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1
to reject by or as if by a vote
- although the rebuttal was very eloquent, the jury negatived it in favor of the prosecution's argument
- we promptly negatived the idea of having pizza again for dinner, noting that we had already had it for three nights that week
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2
to declare not to be true
- the governor's press secretary promptly negatived the rumor that he was not intending to run for reelection
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3
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
- even though I had originally negatived the invitation, Mom thought I should go anyway
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4
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
- no amount of flattery is likely to negative that overheard insult
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5
to be unwilling to grant
- ultimately, we negatived the request for a personal loan
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