How to pronounce “negate”
Say “negate” in 2 beats
negate
/nɪˈɡeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nɪɡeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- nɪnɪ
- ɡeɪtɡeɪtstress
- IPA (American)
- /nɪˈɡeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /nɪɡeɪt/
- Respelling
- ni-GAYT
- Syllables
- 2 — nɪ-ꞬEꞮT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: nɪ-ꞬEꞮT. “ɡeɪt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/nɪˈɡeɪt/
/nɪɡeɪt/
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What “negate” means
- verb
be in contradiction with
- verb
deny the truth of
- verb
prove negative; show to be false
Say it in a sentence
“One careless remark can negate an hour of good work.”“negate”, answered
How do you pronounce “negate”?
“negate” is pronounced /nɪˈɡeɪt/ (ni-GAYT) in American English and /nɪɡeɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ɡeɪt”. Build it as nɪ-ꞬEꞮT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “negate” have?
2: nɪ · ɡeɪt. The beat lands on the second, “ɡeɪt”.
Is “negate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /nɪˈɡeɪt/ (ni-GAYT); British English says /nɪɡeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “negate” mean?
As a verb: be in contradiction with For example: “One careless remark can negate an hour of good work.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “negate”?
Stress the second syllable: nɪ-ꞬEꞮT. “ɡeɪt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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