negate

[ ni-geyt, neg-eyt ]

/ nɪˈgeɪt, ˈnɛg eɪt /

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verb (used with object), ne·gat·ed, ne·gat·ing.

to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.

to nullify or cause to be ineffective: Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.

verb (used without object), ne·gat·ed, ne·gat·ing.

to be negative; bring or cause negative results: a pessimism that always negates.

Words nearby negate

nefertem, nefertiti, nefud desert, neg, neg., negate, negation, negative, negative accommodation, negative amortization, negative base excess

Origin of negate

1615–25; < Latin negātus (past participle of negāre to deny, refuse), equivalent to neg- (variant of nec not; see neglect) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM negate

ne·ga·tor, ne·gat·er, nounre·ne·gate, verb (used with object), re·ne·gat·ed, re·ne·gat·ing.self-ne·gat·ing, adjectiveun·ne·gat·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for negate

Gelman quietly answered “no,” and that seemed to negate his hearsay point.
A Sandusky Retrial? Lawyers Ask for Another Try|Diane Dimond|January 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Just because two goods or two rights are in tension, it does not mean that one should negate the other.
Gil Troy Responds to Yousef Munayyer|Gil Troy|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
That's not to negate the fact that we hope that the destination will be satisfying.
Lost, for the Last Time|Jace Lacob|January 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
New facts are brought to perception, which either corroborate the idea that a change of weather is imminent, or negate it.
How We Think|John Dewey

They have this in common, that they negate the State for our future.
Anarchism|Paul Eltzbacher
The next step, to negate it in turn, to transform it into social property, necessarily follows.
Landmarks of Scientific Socialism|Friedrich Engels
If the ideals they set before us by their eloquence are true, their own failures do not negate them.
Essays on Russian Novelists|William Lyon Phelps
Limitation is not merely negative; genuine realities may negate one another.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith

British Dictionary definitions for negate

negate

/ (nɪˈɡeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to make ineffective or void; nullify; invalidate

to deny or contradict

Derived forms of negate

negator or negater, noun

Word Origin for negate

C17: from Latin negāre, from neg-, variant of nec not + aio I say

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negate

verb (used with object), ne·gat·ed, ne·gat·ing.

verb (used without object), ne·gat·ed, ne·gat·ing.

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Words nearby negate

Origin of negate

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verb (tr)

Derived forms of negate

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