Meanings
present singular third person negates · participle present negating · participle past negated · past negated
- To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
Persecution can be negated through exposure.
2 more examples
Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.
The 'slab track' system negates the need to divert utilities such as gas pipes and telecoms cables by only digging down to a depth of 30cm.
2025 June 25, “Network News: Public trials of Coventry's Very Light Rail system”, in RAIL, number 1038, page 10 - To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
a pessimism that always negates
Synonyms & antonyms
verbmake ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinnegātus
- Englishnegate
From Latin negātus, perfect passive participle of negō (“to deny, refuse, decline”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رَفَضَ
- رَفَضَ (rafaḍa)to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Bulgarian отричам, отхвърлям
- отричам (otričam)to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
- отхвърлям (othvărljam)to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Chinese Mandarin 否定
- 否定 (fǒudìng)to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Czech negovat
- negovatto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Danish negere, ophæve
- negereto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
- ophæveto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Dutch ontkennen
- ontkennento deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Finnish kieltää, kiistää
- kieltääto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
- kiistääto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
- kumotato deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
- mitätöidäto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
- negatoidato deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
French nier
- nierto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
German negieren, verneinen
- negierento deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
- verneinento deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Japanese 否定する
- 否定する (hitei suru)to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Korean 부정하다
- 부정하다 (bujeonghada)to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Polish negować, zaprzeczać
- negowaćto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
- zaprzeczaćto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
- zanegowaćto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
- zaprzeczyćto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Russian отрица́ть, отверга́ть
- отрица́ть (otricátʹ)to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
- отверга́ть (otvergátʹ)to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
- отве́ргнуть (otvérgnutʹ)to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Slovak negovať
- negovaťto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Spanish negar
- negarto deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Swedish negera
- negerato deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Ukrainian запере́чувати
- запере́чувати (zaperéčuvaty)to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
negate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negate
“negate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “negate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negate.
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