Past tense of negate
regular verb
The past tense of negate is negated. The past participle is also negated.
Forms of negate
| Base form (V1) | negate /nɪˈɡeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | negated /nɪˈɡeɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | negated /nɪˈɡeɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | negating |
| Third person singular | negates |
Negated in a sentence
- Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.
- Persecution can be negated through exposure.
- In a negation, the formula being negated is called the negand.2015, Howard Gregory, Language and Logics. From the entry negand
- Likewise, nonasserted material in a discourse longer than a sentence is not rejected when the main assertion is negated.1994, Pretending to Communicate, →ISBN, page 108. From the entry nonasserted
- And just as Rockism could be negated, so too could a Popism made of insipid disco pop, easy-listening reggae and increasingly daft glam rock.2017, Ben Highmore, Cultural Feelings: Mood, Mediation and Cultural Politics, page 122. From the entry popism
Meaning of negate
- verb To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
- verb To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
- verb To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
Questions about the past tense of negate
- What is the past tense of negate?
- The past tense of negate is negated.
- What is the past participle of negate?
- The past participle of negate is negated.
- Is negate a regular or irregular verb?
- Negate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: negate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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