negate – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of negate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to negate
Participle: negated
Gerund: negating

Cognates

See the 5 cognates of negate

Indicative

Present

Inegate
younegate
he;she;itnegates
wenegate
younegate
theynegate

Perfect

Ihave negated
youhave negated
he;she;ithas negated
wehave negated
youhave negated
theyhave negated

Past

Inegated
younegated
he;she;itnegated
wenegated
younegated
theynegated

Pluperfect

Ihad negated
youhad negated
he;she;ithad negated
wehad negated
youhad negated
theyhad negated

Future

Iwill negate
youwill negate
he;she;itwill negate
wewill negate
youwill negate
theywill negate

Future Perfect

Iwill have negated
youwill have negated
he;she;itwill have negated
wewill have negated
youwill have negated
theywill have negated

Subjunctive

Present

Inegate
younegate
he;she;itnegate
wenegate
younegate
theynegate

Perfect

Ihave negated
youhave negated
he;she;ithave negated
wehave negated
youhave negated
theyhave negated

Imperfect

Inegated
younegated
he;she;itnegated
wenegated
younegated
theynegated

Pluperfect

Ihad negated
youhad negated
he;she;ithad negated
wehad negated
youhad negated
theyhad negated

Conditional

Present

Iwould negate
youwould negate
he;she;itwould negate
wewould negate
youwould negate
theywould negate

Perfect

Iwould have negated
youwould have negated
he;she;itwould have negated
wewould have negated
youwould have negated
theywould have negated

Imperative

younegate
weLet's negate
younegate

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam negating
youare negating
he;she;itis negating
weare negating
youare negating
theyare negating

Perfect

Ihave been negating
youhave been negating
he;she;ithas been negating
wehave been negating
youhave been negating
theyhave been negating

Past

Iwas negating
youwere negating
he;she;itwas negating
wewere negating
youwere negating
theywere negating

Pluperfect

Ihad been negating
youhad been negating
he;she;ithad been negating
wehad been negating
youhad been negating
theyhad been negating

Future

Iwill be negating
youwill be negating
he;she;itwill be negating
wewill be negating
youwill be negating
theywill be negating

Future Perfect

Iwill have been negating
youwill have been negating
he;she;itwill have been negating
wewill have been negating
youwill have been negating
theywill have been negating

Conditional

Present

Iwould be negating
youwould be negating
he;she;itwould be negating
wewould be negating
youwould be negating
theywould be negating

Perfect

Iwould have been negating
youwould have been negating
he;she;itwould have been negating
wewould have been negating
youwould have been negating
theywould have been negating

Other

Verbs similar to 'negate'

legate, abnegate, aerate, begaze, behate, belate, berate, debate, delate, demate,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Latin negātus, perfect passive participle of negō (“to deny, refuse, decline”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verbs referencing "negate"

Norwegian negere.

Sample Sentences

  • The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
  • Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.
  • Persecution can be negated through exposure.
  • The 'slab track' system negates the need to divert utilities such as gas pipes and telecoms cables by only digging down to a depth of 30cm. [2025 June 25, “Network News: Public trials of Coventry's Very Light Rail system”, in RAIL, number 1038, page 10:]
  • a pessimism that always negates