negate

English

Etymology

From Latin negatus, past participle of negare (“to deny, refuse, decline”), reduced from *nec-aiare (or a similar form), from nec (“not, nor”) + aiere (“to say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɪˈɡeɪt/
• Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

negate (third-person singular simple present negates, present participle negating, simple past and past participle negated)

1. To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.

   The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.

2. To nullify or cause to be ineffective.

   Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.

3. To be negative; bring or cause negative results.

   a pessimism that always negates

4. (computing) To perform the NOT operation on.

Translations

negate

• Japanese: 否定 ひてい, hitei)

Related terms

• negative
• negativeness
• negativism
• negativity
• negation

External links

• negate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• negate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Italian

Adjective

negate f pl

1. feminine plural form of negato

Verb

negate

1. second-person plural present tense of negare
2. second-person plural imperative of negare
3. feminine plural past participle of negare

Anagrams

• agente

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Latin

Participle

negāte

1. vocative masculine singular of negātus