negate
verb (used with object)
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of.
was negating
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past progressiveof negate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Everyone I talked to was really supportive, apart from my dad who found the idea weird at first – as though it was negating the role of ‘fatherhood’.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 14, 2015
"Adam's putting was negating his gains in his ball-striking," Malone says.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 26, 2013
