negate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin negātus, past participle of negāre (“to deny, refuse, decline”), reduced from *nec-aiare (or a similar form), from nec (“not, nor”) + aiere (“to say”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
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.
- The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
- Coordinate terms: cancel out, counteract, counterbalance, countervail
- Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.
- Persecution can be negated through exposure.
- To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
- a pessimism that always negates
- (computing) To perform the NOT operation on.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
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Further reading[edit]
- “negate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
negate f pl
Verb[edit]
negate
- inflection of negare:
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
negāte
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
negate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of negar combined with te
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