- present participle of negate.
negating
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But officials tried to sign the agreement at a phase in the design process when the contractor couldn’t estimate key costs, negating the benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
It was Silva here who amended City's press, negating Liverpool's change.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Boy Kavalier thinks he owns him, negating all necessity for his subject’s approval.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025
Austin’s Jon Gallagher thought he had tied the game when he put a header past Galaxy keeper John McCarthy deep into second-half stoppage time, but Gallagher was well offside, negating the goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2024
I apologize for the double negative, but it’s a real double negative of a situation, a bind from which negating the negation is truly the only escape.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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