Meaning

4 senses
  1. To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.

    The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.

    negieren, verneinen

    отрица́тьotricátʹ, отверга́тьotvergátʹ, отве́ргнутьotvérgnutʹ

    запере́чуватиzaperéčuvaty

    deny the truth of

  2. To nullify or cause to be ineffective.

    Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.

    Persecution can be negated through exposure.

    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

  3. To be negative; bring or cause negative results.

    a pessimism that always negates

  4. To perform the NOT operation on.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Negating the assertion requires a negative augend, but all augends are products of factors on the unit interval.

  2. He said blasphemous things that negated Islamic beliefs.

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict:
Русский
By meaning 1
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict:

Origin

From Latin negātus, perfect passive participle of negō (“to deny, refuse, decline”), see -

From Latin negātus, perfect passive participle of negō (“to deny, refuse, decline”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Forms

negates, negating, negated, negated
Base formnegate · to negate
3rd person singularnegates
Present participlenegating
Past simplenegated
Past participlenegated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theynegate
he, she, itnegates

Past simpleLesson

all personsnegated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave negated
he, she, ithas negated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill negate

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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