negativate

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negativate (third-person singular simple present negativates, present participle negativating, simple past and past participle negativated)

  1. negate
    • 1882, The Electrical Review, page 377:
      He says magnetism and electricity are nearly akin, and then shows in what slight respect they differ; so it is not clear to me how he can “entirely negativate” his statement.
    • 1974, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Commons official report:
      That in itself would be inflationary and would negativate the effects of the food subsidies.