negate
/nɪˈɡeɪt/verb
negate is spelled N-E-G-A-T-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, negate means “To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in negate?
| Letters | 6: N-E-G-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is negate?
Negate appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce negate?
- /nɪˈɡeɪt/
Negate has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-negate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of negate
- negates present, singular, he/she/it
- negating participle, present
- negated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does negate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 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.
Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.
- 3
To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
a pessimism that always negates
- 4
To perform the NOT operation on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Negate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does negate come from?
From Latin negātus, perfect passive participle of negō (“to deny, refuse, decline”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).