different between notify vs negate

English

Etymology

From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?no?t?fa?/

Verb

notify (third-person singular simple present notifies, present participle notifying, simple past and past participle notified)

1. (transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event). [mid-15c.]

2. (obsolete, transitive) To make (something) known. [late 14c.]
3. (obsolete, transitive) To make note of (something).

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Usage notes

As illustrated by the two examples of use, the direct object of the verb can either be the party to which notice is given, or the event of which notice is given.

Synonyms

• apprise, inform; See also Thesaurus:inform

Related terms

• notifier
• notification
• notifyee

Translations

References

Anagrams

• tonify

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin neg?tus, past participle of neg?re (“to deny, refuse, decline”), reduced from *nec-aiare (or a similar form), from nec (“not, nor”) + aiere (“to say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n???e?t/
• Rhymes: -e?t

Verb

negate (third-person singular simple present negates, present participle negating, simple past and past participle negated)

1. To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.

2. To nullify or cause to be ineffective.

   Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.

   Persecution can be negated through exposure.

3. To be negative; bring or cause negative results.

   a pessimism that always negates

4. (computing) To perform the NOT operation on.

Related terms

• negative
• negativeness
• negativism
• negativity
• negation

Translations

Further reading

• negate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• negate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• geneat

Italian

Adjective

negate f pl

1. feminine plural of negato

Verb

negate

1. second-person plural present of negare
2. second-person plural imperative of negare
3. feminine plural past participle of negare

Anagrams

• agente

Latin

Participle

neg?te

1. vocative masculine singular of neg?tus