"negativize" meaning in English

See negativize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: negativizes [present, singular, third-person], negativizing [participle, present], negativized [participle, past], negativized [past]
Etymology: From negative + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|negative|ize}} negative + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} negativize (third-person singular simple present negativizes, present participle negativizing, simple past and past participle negativized)
  1. (transitive, grammar) To make negative. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: negate, negativization

Inflected forms

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