Challenge and Negate

Challenge

Challenge verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.

Negate and challenge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Negate" instead a verb "Challenge".

Negate

Negate verb - To declare not to be true.
Usage example: this evidence negates his claim that he was not at the scene of the crime

Challenge and negate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Challenge" instead a verb "Negate".

Common collocations

power challenge power negate power
death challenge death negate death
time challenge time negate time
enemy challenge enemy negate enemy

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Survivor She was the first person to find an idol in a challenge, used that idol to negate the most votes ever with 9, and found another idol in the camp at the risk of being caught.
  • Fanfic / Sleeping with the Girls Interestingly, not even Washuu knows how it's being done.note Chapter 12 of Volume 2 revealed that Washuu could find out what's going on if she adopted one of her reality-breaking forms, but won't because that would negate the challenge and thus, in her mind, the fun.
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