negate

English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /nɪˈɡeɪt/
• Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

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.

   Persecution can be negated through exposure.

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

   a pessimism that always negates

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

Related terms

• negative
• negativeness
• negativism
• negativity
• negation

Translations

negate

• Japanese: 否定 ひてい, hitei)
• Polish: negować (pl) impf, zaprzeczać (pl) impf, zanegować pf, zaprzeczyć (pl) pf
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: сводит на нет impf (svodit na net), свёл на нет m or pf (svjol na net)
• Slovak: negovať
• Swedish: negera (sv)

Further reading

• “negate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “negate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• geneat

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Italian

Adjective

negate f pl

1. feminine plural of negato

Verb

negate

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

Anagrams

• agente

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Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) negāte

1. vocative masculine singular of negātus