negates

present tense third-person singular of negate
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as in discredits
to think not to be true or real you simply can't negate your feelings for someone, even if they don't feel the same way about you

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Verb
  • Iran denies direct control over the Houthis but has maintained a strong presence in Yemen in support of Ansar Allah for years.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The president claimed that the network purposely made Harris look better to help her campaign, something that the network denies.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency cancels National Fire Training Academy classes.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
  • SpaceX cancels a launch to bring astronauts home.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Tallinn, Estonia, contradicts the idea that Latvia was home to the first tree, claiming the title for itself.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Pansy contradicts Chantelle’s recollections of being close to their mum.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This gives students a consecutive Monday and Tuesday off school, and avoids a day off in the middle of the week, Hillman said on Monday.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Assuming the United States once again avoids going over the fiscal cliff, many challenges remain—driven by rising entitlement program costs and skyrocketing interest expenses—to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path.
    Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Negates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negates. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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