The secret of Hegel's dialectic lies ultimately in this alone, that it negates theology through philosophy in order then to negate philosophy through theology.
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Negate
//nɪˈɡeɪt//
Synonyms for "negate" (129 found)
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Related words (64)
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not swallownot think ofnullifyobjectoffsetoppugnprove the contrarypuncturequashrebutredressrefuserefuse consentrefuse to admitrefuse to creditrejectrepealrepudiateresist entreatyresist persuasionreverserevokerulesay naysay noshake the headshow upstand aloofstultifythwarttraverseturn downunbelieveundercutundovaryvitiatevoidvote nayvote negatively
Verb(4 words)
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4 entriesderived
7 entrieshas context
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11 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 19 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- رَفَضَ verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Belarusian
1 entries- адмаўля́ць verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Bulgarian
2 entries- отричам verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
- отхвърлям verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 否定 verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Czech
1 entries- negovat verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Danish
2 entries- negere verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
- ophæve verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Dutch
1 entries- ontkennen verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Finnish
4 entries- kieltää verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
- kiistää verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
- kumota verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
- mitätöidä verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
French
1 entries- nier verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
German
2 entries- negieren verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
- verneinen verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Japanese
1 entries- 否定する verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Korean
1 entries- 부정하다 verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Macedonian
2 entries- неги́ра verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
- о́дрече verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Polish
4 entries- negować verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
- zanegować verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
- zaprzeczać verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
- zaprzeczyć verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Russian
3 entries- отве́ргнуть verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
- отверга́ть verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
- отрица́ть verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Slovak
1 entries- negovať verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Spanish
1 entries- negar verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Swedish
1 entries- negera verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Ukrainian
1 entries- запере́чувати verb (to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Technically, drugs that cause miosis can relieve the PNS effects of those causing mydriasis since sympathetic and parasympathetic stimulation tend to negate each others' effects.
Source: tatoeba (618782)
The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
Source: wiktionary
Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.
Source: wiktionary
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