negate
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.
Origin of negate
1Other words from negate
- ne·ga·tor, ne·gat·er, noun
- re·ne·gate, verb (used with object), re·ne·gat·ed, re·ne·gat·ing.
- self-ne·gat·ing, adjective
- un·ne·gat·ed, adjective
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How to use negate in a sentence
An economic rebound in 2021 could further negate the drop in greenhouse gas emissions, the BloombergNEF study says.
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions set to drop to lowest level in three decades | Steven Mufson | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostIn a letter posted on the company’s website, Chief Medical Officer Merdad Parsey said the findings don’t negate other results.
If you’ve been running search activity for some time, and happen to have a large list of historic search terms, it may be worth reviewing in case terms that should have been negated fell through the cracks.
Proactively building negative keyword lists in Google Ads is now more important than ever | Eliot Shiner | October 21, 2020 | Search Engine LandIt has crippling productivity problems that negate any benefit you could get from the two-screen design, it's extremely awkward in day-to-day use, and it's very buggy.
Surface Duo review—Orphaned Windows hardware makes a poor Android device | Ron Amadeo | October 16, 2020 | Ars TechnicaTo learn more about what HP is doing to negate its environmental impact and Lores’ approach to diversity and inclusion within the company, tune into the latest episode of “Leadership Next” at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts.
HP’s CEO on how the pandemic is accelerating change in technology and business | McKenna Moore | October 13, 2020 | Fortune
But “classy” is pretty much a self-negating term, especially under the circumstances.
Christopher Lee and the Feeblest Sex Scandal Ever | Michelle Cottle | February 11, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTNevertheless they are of considerable value in confirming, negating, or modifying the ethnographic data.
The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California | Sherburne Friend CookOn the other hand, as regards the point of allegiance, he was negating the whole established doctrine of the British constitution.
Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume II (of 2) | Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) RobertsonThey are negating these concepts to put new ones in their place!
The Ego and His Own | Max StirnerIn the extremest cases the negating action aims to destroy the stimulus.
Criminal Psychology | Hans GrossRudders on the Aztec compensated, she leaned slightly into the blast, negating its drift.
First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton
British Dictionary definitions for negate
/ (nɪˈɡeɪt) /
to make ineffective or void; nullify; invalidate
to deny or contradict
Origin of negate
1Derived forms of negate
- negator or negater, noun
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