Hyphenation
ne·gateTurkish pronunciation
nîgeytSynonyms
abate,
abolish,
abrogate,
annihilate,
annul,
belie,
blackball,
break with,
cancel,
cancel out,
controvert,
countercheck,
cross,
deny,
dingPronunciation
/nəˈgāt/ /nɪˈɡeɪt/
Etymology
[ ni-'gAt ] (transitive verb.) circa 1623. From Latin negatus, past participle of negare (“to deny, refuse, decline”), reduced from *nec-aiare (or a similar form) nec (“not, nor”) + aiere (“to say”).