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- pronunciation:
- n
geIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
negates, negating, negated |
| definition 1: |
to render ineffective or invalid; nullify.
Drinking alcohol partially negates the medicine's effect.This statement negates what you said in your first paragraph.
- synonyms:
- annul, invalidate, nullify, rescind, retract, revoke, void
- antonyms:
- affirm, reinforce, validate
- similar words:
- abrogate, cancel, countermand, destroy, negative, neutralize, repeal, unsay, vitiate, withdraw
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| definition 2: |
to deny the correctness or existence of.
Atheists negate the idea of divine creation.- synonyms:
- deny, disallow, renounce, repudiate
- antonyms:
- affirm, confirm
- similar words:
- contradict, disavow, disclaim, disown
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| related words: |
belie, contradict, deny, obviate, overturn, quash, refute, rescind, veto, void |
adverb + (v.)negate
completely, effectively, equally, essentially, immediately, necessarily, neither, thereby, therefore, thus, totally, virtually
(v.)negate
+ adverb
beyond, otherwise
(v.)negate
+ noun
advantage,
argument,
assumption,
benefit,
capacity,
commitment,
desire,
effect,
effort,
existence,
fact,
finding,
gain,
identity,
importance,
influence,
intent,
interpretation,
necessity,
need,
notion,
obligation,
observation,
possibility,
potential,
principle,
progress,
recognition,
status,
theory,
threat,
value
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| derivations: |
negater (n.), negator (n.) |
The word negate
contains the following part:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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