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to negate
01
anular, neutralizar
to make something not effective by balancing or counteracting its effects
Transitive: to negate an effect
Example
Adding a negative review can negate the positive impact of previous feedback.
Añadir una reseña negativa puede anular el impacto positivo de los comentarios anteriores.
Taking a medicine with food may negate its effectiveness due to interaction.
Tomar un medicamento con comida puede anular su efectividad debido a la interacción.
02
negar, contradecir
to express or indicate the opposite or contrary of something
Transitive: to negate a statement
Example
By adding the word " not " to the statement, she negated its meaning: " I am not going to the party. "
Al agregar la palabra "not" a la declaración, ella negó su significado: "No voy a la fiesta."
The amendment to the contract negated the original terms, specifying that all liabilities would not be assumed by the buyer.
La enmienda al contrato negó los términos originales, especificando que el comprador no asumiría todas las responsabilidades.
03
refutar
to say that something either does not exist or is not true
Transitive: to negate a theory or account
Example
He tried to negate the eyewitness accounts by accusing the witnesses of conspiring against him.
Intentó negar los testimonios de los testigos acusándolos de conspirar contra él.
Scientists gathered new data that helped negate the long-held theory about the formation of the solar system.
Los científicos recopilaron nuevos datos que ayudaron a negar la teoría de larga data sobre la formación del sistema solar.
