MEANING
1. To cancel an effect or show that a claim does not hold.
2. To express the logical opposite of a proposition.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- negate an advantage
- negate a conclusion
On the page
The extra cost negates the expected saving.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- negate
- Past tense
- negated
- Past participle
- negated
- Present participle
- negating
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- negate
- Present continuous
- am/is/are negating
- Present perfect
- have/has negated
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been negating
- Past
- negated
- Past continuous
- was/were negating
- Past perfect
- had negated
- Past perfect continuous
- had been negating
- Future
- will negate
- Future continuous
- will be negating
- Future perfect
- will have negated
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been negating
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: negate; negates; negated; negated; negating Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, qualification. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: negates.
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