negate
verb (used with object)
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of.
has negated
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present perfectof negate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Young families have gravitated to the Outer Sunset as remote work has negated the need for long commutes, said Kathryn Grantham, who owns Black Bird Bookstore on Irving Street.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
The overcrowding has negated months of government warnings to stay physically distant during the pandemic.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2020
Among those on the other side is the writer Jessa Crispin, who believes that the push to make feminism universally palatable has negated the meaning of the ideology writ large.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2017
“There’s now a uniform, heavy-groundstroke ball that has negated net rushing and neutralized the former effects of backspin,” Yandell said.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2016
Or, in abstract terms, Ulysses has negated the negation and has here suggested the subtle work of the process in doing so.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Denton Jaques Snider
