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negate
ne·gate N0050000 (nĭ-gāt′)tr.v. ne·gat·ed, ne·gat·ing, ne·gates 1. To make ineffective or invalid; nullify: a wage increase that was negated by inflation; a goal that was negated by an official's ruling.2. To make negative: In German, sentences can be negated by using the word "nicht."3. Computers To perform the machine logic operation NOT gate. [Latin negāre, negāt-, to deny; see ne in Indo-European roots.] ne·ga′tor, ne·gat′er n.negate (nɪˈɡeɪt) vb (tr) 1. to make ineffective or void; nullify; invalidate2. to deny or contradict[C17: from Latin negāre, from neg-, variant of nec not + aio I say]ne•gate (nɪˈgeɪt, ˈnɛg eɪt) v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. v.t. 1. to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of (something). 2. to cause to be ineffective; nullify or invalidate (something). v.i. 3. to be negative; bring or cause negative results: a pessimism that always negates. [1615–25; < Latin negātus, past participle of negāre to deny, refuse, derivative of neg-, akin to nec not (compare neglect); see -ate1] ne•ga′tor, ne•gat′er, n. negate Past participle: negated Gerund: negating
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I negate | you negate | he/she/it negates | we negate | you negate | they negate |
Preterite |
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I negated | you negated | he/she/it negated | we negated | you negated | they negated |
Present Continuous |
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I am negating | you are negating | he/she/it is negating | we are negating | you are negating | they are negating |
Present Perfect |
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I have negated | you have negated | he/she/it has negated | we have negated | you have negated | they have negated |
Past Continuous |
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I was negating | you were negating | he/she/it was negating | we were negating | you were negating | they were negating |
Past Perfect |
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I had negated | you had negated | he/she/it had negated | we had negated | you had negated | they had negated |
Future |
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I will negate | you will negate | he/she/it will negate | we will negate | you will negate | they will negate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have negated | you will have negated | he/she/it will have negated | we will have negated | you will have negated | they will have negated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be negating | you will be negating | he/she/it will be negating | we will be negating | you will be negating | they will be negating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been negating | you have been negating | he/she/it has been negating | we have been negating | you have been negating | they have been negating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been negating | you will have been negating | he/she/it will have been negating | we will have been negating | you will have been negating | they will have been negating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been negating | you had been negating | he/she/it had been negating | we had been negating | you had been negating | they had been negating |
Conditional |
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I would negate | you would negate | he/she/it would negate | we would negate | you would negate | they would negate |
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I would have negated | you would have negated | he/she/it would have negated | we would have negated | you would have negated | they would have negated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | negate - be in contradiction withbelie, contradictdepart, deviate, vary, diverge - be at variance with; be out of line with | | 2. | negate - deny the truth ofcontradict, contravenedisagree, take issue, differ, dissent - be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" | | 3. | negate - prove negative; show to be falsecontradictlogical system, system of logic, logic - a system of reasoningshew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"nullify, invalidate - show to be invalidconfute, disprove - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" | | 4. | negate - make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"neutralize, nullify, neutraliseweaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" |
negateverb1. invalidate, reverse, cancel, wipe out, void, repeal, revoke, retract, rescind, neutralize, annul, nullify, obviate, abrogate, countermand These environmental protection laws could be negated if the European Community decides they interfere with trade.2. deny, oppose, contradict, refute, disallow, disprove, rebut, gainsay (archaic or literary) I can neither negate nor affirm this claim. deny maintain, confirm, testify, ratify, affirm, certify, attest, avouchnegateverb1. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount:cancel, counteract, neutralize, nullify.2. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority:abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, invalidate, nullify, set aside, vitiate, void.Law: extinguish.3. To refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of:contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, disaffirm, gainsay, negative, oppugn.Law: traverse.TranslationsnegierenverneinenannulernegarenegativanegativamentenegativonegazioneEncyclopediaSeenegationLegalSeeNegationnegate
Synonyms for negateverb invalidateSynonyms- invalidate
- reverse
- cancel
- wipe out
- void
- repeal
- revoke
- retract
- rescind
- neutralize
- annul
- nullify
- obviate
- abrogate
- countermand
verb denySynonyms- deny
- oppose
- contradict
- refute
- disallow
- disprove
- rebut
- gainsay
Antonyms- maintain
- confirm
- testify
- ratify
- affirm
- certify
- attest
- avouch
Synonyms for negateverb to make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amountSynonyms- cancel
- counteract
- neutralize
- nullify
verb to put an end to, especially formally and with authoritySynonyms- abolish
- abrogate
- annihilate
- annul
- cancel
- invalidate
- nullify
- set aside
- vitiate
- void
- extinguish
verb to refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth ofSynonyms- contradict
- contravene
- controvert
- deny
- disaffirm
- gainsay
- negative
- oppugn
- traverse
Synonyms for negateverb be in contradiction withSynonymsRelated Wordsverb deny the truth ofSynonymsRelated Words- disagree
- take issue
- differ
- dissent
- deny
verb prove negativeSynonymsRelated Words- logical system
- system of logic
- logic
- shew
- show
- demonstrate
- prove
- establish
- nullify
- invalidate
- confute
- disprove
Antonyms- affirm
- confirm
- corroborate
- substantiate
- support
- sustain
verb make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect ofSynonyms- neutralize
- nullify
- neutralise
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