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negating

[ni-geyt, neg-eyt]

Origin

verb (used with object)

to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.

to nullify or cause to be ineffective: Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.

verb (used without object)

to be negative; bring or cause negative results: a pessimism that always negates.

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Negating is always a great word to know.

So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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Origin:
1615–25; < Latin negātus (past participle of negāre to deny, refuse), equivalent to neg- (variant of nec not; see neglect) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix

Related forms

ne·ga·tor, ne·gat·er, noun

re·ne·gate, verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing.

self-ne·gat·ing, adjective

un·ne·gat·ed, adjective

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Word Origin & History

negate

1837, back formation from negation. Related: Negated; negates; negating.