Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To make ineffective or invalid; nullify.
- v. To rule out; deny. See Synonyms at deny.
- v. Computer Science To perform the machine logic operation NOT gate.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To deny; negative; make negative or null.
Wiktionary
- v. To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
- v. To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
- v. To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
- v. computing To perform the NOT operation on.
WordNet 3.0
- v. deny the truth of
- v. be in contradiction with
- v. prove negative; show to be false
- v. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
Etymologies
- From Latin negatus, past participle of negare ("to deny, refuse, decline"), reduced from *nec-aiare (or a similar form), from nec ("not, nor") + aiere ("to say"). (Wiktionary)
- Latin negāre, negāt-, to deny; see ne in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Similarly, arithmetic negate is 0-A with carry set (borrow reset).”
Babbage-Boole Digital Arithmetical and Logical Mill: Part 1 « The Half-Baked Maker
“#3 The absolute undisputable unmoveable authority of the second amendment - which if any "law" attempts to negate is to be disregarded as illegal.”
“These next 2 installments kind of negate the whole point of the first film.”
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“That would kind of negate the whole idea of top secret.”
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“About the kimchi recipe: because of global warming this is what the clerk at Whole Food said, honestly! causing some drought in California, there's a real lack of organic nappa cabbage n.b. cabbage is notoriously pesticidey--it would kind of negate the health benefits of kimchi to use non-organic, I think.”
“I mean, we still protected -- Barry's exactly right -- we still protected those who are going to look for some way to kind of negate the effect of the payroll tax, which is our main concern, that those folks are penalized by not being able to take that credit because they do, in fact, pay taxes -- unlike those on the Hill who talk about how they're trying to claim welfare or something.”
“I will make it even simpler; they don't need carriers - since they can "negate" ours easily.”
“That would kind of negate the reason for doing it in the first place.”
“How John Yoo told the CIA to "negate" their specific intent to torture”
“You hate for one start to kind of negate the little bit of progress he was making.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘negate’.
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GRE 2014
abate, abdicate, abase, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abjure, abortive, abound, abrasive, abreast, abridge and 1577 more...
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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EN - academic vocabulary
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abandon, abandonment, abnormally, abstract, abstraction, abstractly, abstracts, academia, academic, academically, academics, academies and 3119 more...
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GRE Barron's 800
abate, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abject, abjure, abscission, abscond, abstemious, abstinence, abysmal, accretion and 787 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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bad memory
copper, anvil, oblique, thrust, shrine, welfare, farewell, bitter, faction, sectarian, tangible, spectacle and 134 more...
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Undo
A list of terms that denote separating one thing from another, or deconstructing a thing into its parts or to a former state. E.g., untie, divorce, unscramble.
untie, divorce, unscramble, disunite, disjoin, undo, separate, disassemble, uncouple, unhitch, disassociate, disaffiliate and 185 more...
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N
letters starting with n
nadir, naive, narcissist, nascent, natation, natty, nauseate, nautical, nebulous, necromancy, nefarious, negate and 24 more...
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big book gre
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 6691 more...
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kat's words
ecumenical, cacophony, clatter, marimba, bamboo, saffron, slice, mercurial, pomegranate, cranky, slipshod, scritch and 511 more...
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dyy's Words
ambivalence, irony, double-edged sword, paradox, struggle, plunge, buoy, pigeon-hole, ultimately, status quo, fuel, undermine and 230 more...
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ADW1
obdurate, obstinate, behest, injunction, enjoin, circumspect, ensconce, discursive, lugubrious, doleful, somber, ken and 2476 more...
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parlerodermime's Words
loquacious, orange, lackadaisical, rhythm, esoterrorist, contrary, enchanted, extraordinary, nymph, chatter, incessant, time and 168 more...
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SCRUBJAYS IDIOM
EXTRAPOLATE, altruistic, misanthropic, predicate, pejoritive, disparaging, bucolic, sylvan, veracity, autodidact, jejune, erudite and 110 more...
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essigurken's Words
transubstantiation, pungent, omnipotent, craven, 'tis, saucy, entwine, inextricably, consummation, conglomeration, sepulchre, addendum and 264 more...
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ash
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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