Elect and Negative

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Elect verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Usage example: I've elected to study French as my foreign language

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Negative is an antonym for elect.

Nearby Words: election, elected, elective, electing, elector

Negative verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.

Usage example: we promptly negatived the idea of having pizza again for dinner, noting that we had already had it for three nights that week

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Elect is an antonym for negative.

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Negative and Elect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/elect/negative

Elect & Negative. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/elect/negative>.

Negative or Elect. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/elect/negative.

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