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negatize

negatize verb: to negate or cancel out.

Verb

negatize (third-person singular simple present negatizes, present participle negatizing, simple past and past participle negatized)

  1. (dated, transitive) To negate or cancel out.
    • […] when the function of the organ is interfered with either constantly or intermittently to such as extent as to be a source of so much discomfort as to negatize the risk of a major intestinal operation.1911, Paul Monroe Pilcher, Frank Overton, Long Island Medical Journal, volume 5, page 98
    • […] so that the lands of the Indians could be sold or leased under proper supervision and the proceeds channeled to them without undue costs, legal fees, or difficulties which would negatize the overall benefit.1965, Ed Ainsworth, Golden Checkerboard, page 125

Forms of negatize

third-person singular presentnegatizes
present participlenegatizing
past participlenegatized
pastnegatized

Questions about negatize

What does negatize mean?
Negatize means to negate or cancel out.
What part of speech is negatize?
Negatize is a verb.
What is the past tense of negatize?
The past tense of negatize is negatized.

Words near negatize in the dictionary

  1. negativize
  2. negativized
  3. negativizes
  4. negativizing
  5. negativo
  6. negatize
  7. negatized
  8. negatizes
  9. negatizing
  10. negatome
  11. negatomes

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