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negatenegate /nɪˈgeɪt/ AWL verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYnegateOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of negare to say no VERB TABLEnegate |
Present | I, you, we, they | negate | | he, she, it | negates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | negated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have negated | | he, she, it | has negated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had negated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will negate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have negated |
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Present | I | am negating | | he, she, it | is negating | | you, we, they | are negating | Past | I, he, she, it | was negating | | you, we, they | were negating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been negating | | he, she, it | has been negating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been negating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be negating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been negating |
1to prevent something from having any effect: The drug’s side-effects negate any possible benefit to the patient.2to show that something does not exist or is not true: The witness’s testimony negated what the defendant had claimed. [Origin: 1600–1700 Latin, past participle of negare to say no]—negation /nɪˈgeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |