English Dictionary: Negatived | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Negative \Neg"a*tive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Negatived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Negativing}.] 1. To prove unreal or intrue; to disprove. The omission or infrequency of such recitals does not negative the existence of miracles. --Paley. 2. To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the Senate negatived the bill. 3. To neutralize the force of; to counteract. |