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negate

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin negātus, past participle of negāre (“to deny, refuse, decline”), reduced from *nec-aiare (or a similar form), from nec (“not, nor”) + aiere (“to say”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nɪˈɡeɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb edit

negate (third-person singular simple present negates, present participle negating, simple past and past participle negated)

  1. To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
    The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
  2. To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
    Coordinate terms: cancel out, counteract, counterbalance, countervail
    Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.
    Persecution can be negated through exposure.
  3. To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
    a pessimism that always negates
  4. (computing) To perform the NOT operation on.

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negate f pl

  1. feminine plural of negato

Verb edit

negate

  1. inflection of negare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative
    3. feminine plural past participle

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Participle edit

negāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of negātus

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negate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of negar combined with te
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