negatived

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Negative \Neg"a*tive\ (n[e^]g"[.a]*t[i^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Negatived (n[e^]g"[.a]*t[i^]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Negativing.]

1.To prove unreal or untrue; to disprove. [1913 Webster]

The omission or infrequency of such recitals does not negative the existence of miracles.— Paley.[1913 Webster]

2.To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the Senate negatived the bill. [1913 Webster]

3.To neutralize the force of; to counteract. [1913 Webster]

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