negate
verb (used with object)
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of.
is negating
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present progressiveof negate (3rd person singular).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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If the exposure to environmental chemicals is negating the effect of childhood immunizations, then the major public health gains made by vaccines in the past century in preventing infectious diseases may start to erode.
From Time ● Jan. 25, 2012
A. Frankly, I have an uneasy feeling that going to Madrid is negating what we thought we could accomplish by boycotting the Olympics.
From Time Magazine Archive
