Definition of "negating" []

• Present participle of negate. (verb)

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• "Roy in Chicago: "When the previous President has resorted to executive orders, as opposed to vetoes, in order to further his own agenda, I do not see an issue with Obama beginning his term negating some of the most irresponsible Bush orders, such as stem cell research and opening roadless areas to development."
• "People are becoming tired of politicians denigrating each other, and itis a very important element in negating voter turnout."
• "Some articles can be directly good (one of mine was centrally used by a court in negating a regulation), others may be indirectly good, shaping others ideas (my goal), others may be worthless."