Negate Definition
nĭ-gāt
negated, negates, negating
verb
negated, negates, negating
To deny the existence or truth of.
Webster's New World
To nullify or make ineffective.
Webster's New World
To make negative.
In German, sentences can be negated by using the word “nicht.”
American Heritage
To perform the machine logic operation NOT gate.
American Heritage
To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Negate
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From Latin negatus, past participle of negare (“to deny, refuse, decline"), reduced from *nec-aiare (a similar form), from nec (“not, nor") + aiere (“to say").
From Wiktionary
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Latin negāre negāt- to deny ne in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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