Negate and Refuse

Negate

Negate verb - To declare not to be true.

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Refuse and negate are semantically related in reject topic. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a verb "Negate", when it comes to topics like deny.

Nearby Words: negative, negation, negating, negatory, negator

Refuse

Refuse verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Usage example: she refused the award, citing the hard work of others who deserved the recognition more than she did

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Antonyms for Refuse

Negate and refuse are semantically related in reject topic. Sometimes you can use "Negate" instead a verb "Refuse", if it concerns topics such as deny.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

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Common collocations

attempt	negate attempt	refuse attempt
idea	negate idea	refuse idea
deal	negate deal	refuse deal
time	negate time	refuse time
Other words: attempts.

Both words in one sentence

The player can refuse the XP, however, and thus negate the negative effect, but it costs them 1 already earned XP.

Source: Non-Combat EXP

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