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Her apology is welcome, but it does not negate her inexperience.negate = render meaningless
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Developing country growth will negate reduced carbon emissions in the developed world.negate = offset
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The increased government spending was negated by decreased private spending.
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The contract was negated by bankruptcy.negated = rendered meaningless
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After several such phone calls, we realized that our votes simply negate each other.† (source)
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War doesn't negate decency.† (source)
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The days were only two watts brighter than the nights, and the nights were the negation of light—not dark, but lightlessness absolute.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
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I try to think of something to say to undermine what has just happened, to negate it, but I can hear the slight burst of static indicating my microphone has been cut off and the mayor has taken over.† (source)
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Mr. Erskine could not stand being negated in this fashion.† (source)
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As an indifference cherished, or left to atrophy, becomes an emptiness, to this extent he had learned to become empty of Nicole, serving her against his will with negations and emotional neglect.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-tions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in actions, illustrations, and observations.
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I apologize for the double negative, but it's a real double negative of a situation, a bind from which negating the negation is truly the only escape.† (source)
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The other guys in the band don't feel the same way, but singing for sex negates the art.† (source)
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I noted that her first name as shortened differs from the English causation-inquiry word by only an aspiration and that her last name has the same sound as the general negator.† (source)
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I whispered something, a swift irrational negation.† (source)
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Even though I have forgiven him, it does not negate the facts.† (source)
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But a small sign soon negated his doubt.† (source)
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