negate
verb (used with object)
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of.
are negating
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present progressiveof negate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“They are not only protesting gender segregation, they are negating gender segregation,” said Mohammad Ali Kadivar, an assistant professor at Boston College, who went to university in Iran.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2022
“At distances over 2,000 miles, you are negating the benefit that males have due to increased muscle mass and aerobic capacity.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2015
These days, companies are negating stock options or shares used for acquisitions, but are not yet broadly reducing share counts.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2011
