negate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin negātus, perfect passive participle of negō (“to deny, refuse, decline”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɪˈɡeɪt/ Rhymes: -eɪt === Verb === negate (third-person singular simple present negates, present participle negating, simple past and past participle negated) To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict. To nullify or cause to be ineffective. Coordinate terms: cancel out, counteract, counterbalance, countervail To be negative; bring or cause negative results. (computing) To perform the NOT operation on. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== negative negativeness negativism negativity negation ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “negate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === geneat == Italian == === Adjective === negate f pl feminine plural of negato === Verb === negate inflection of negare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative feminine plural past participle === Anagrams === agente == Latin == === Participle === negāte vocative masculine singular of negātus == Spanish == === Verb === negate second-person singular voseo imperative of negar combined with te