Negate vs Negativize - What's the difference?
negate | negativize | Related terms |
To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
(computing) To perform the NOT operation on.
(grammar) To make negative.
* 2004 , Samuel Elmo Martin, A reference grammar of Japanese (page 80)
Negativize is a related term of negate.
As verbs the difference between negate and negativize
is that negate is to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict while negativize is to make negative.negate
English
Verb
(negat)- The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.
- a pessimism that always negates
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* * ----negativize
English
Verb
(negativiz)- It is possible to negativize dame and say dame zya nai 'it isn't no-good', to deny dame' da; but you can not negativize ikenai, so that instead of *ikenaku nai you will say wa'ruku nai 'it isn't bad'.