In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
NEGATE
neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate
(verb) make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; “Her optimism neutralizes his gloom”; “This action will negate the effect of my efforts”
negate, contradict
(verb) prove negative; show to be false
contradict, negate, contravene
(verb) deny the truth of
contradict, belie, negate
(verb) be in contradiction with
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
negate (third-person singular simple present negates, present participle negating, simple past and past participle negated)
To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
(computing) To perform the NOT operation on.
Anagrams
• geneat
Source: Wiktionary
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