英和和英

発音

• IPA: /nɪˈɡeɪt/
• 韻: -eɪt

動詞

negate (third-person singular simple present negates, present participle negating, simple past and past participle negated)

1. To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.

   The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.

2. To nullify or cause to be ineffective.

   Coordinate terms: cancel out, counteract, counterbalance, countervail

   Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.

   Persecution can be negated through exposure.

   • 2025 June 25, “Network News: Public trials of Coventry's Very Light Rail system”, in RAIL, number 1038, page 10:

     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.

3. To be negative; bring or cause negative results.

   a pessimism that always negates

4. (computing) To perform the NOT operation on.

関連する語

• negative
• negativeness
• negativism
• negativity
• negation

Further reading

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “negate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

アナグラム

• geneat