neg
to deny, say no
Latin · negare
Latin negare 'to deny, say no'. Neg words are about saying no: negative is a no, negate cancels, renege takes back a promise, negotiate comes from 'not leisure', meaning business.
Memory trick
NEG says NO: negative, negate and renege all begin with a refusal.
Words from this root
- negate (neg + ate) — to cancel out or denyनकारना
- negation (negate + ion) — denial; a cancelling outइनकार, निषेध
- negative (neg + ative) — expressing no; not positiveनकारात्मक
- negatively (negative + ly) — in a not-positive wayनकारात्मक ढंग से
- abnegate (ab + neg + ate) — to give up or deny oneselfत्याग करना
- abnegation (abnegate + ion) — self-denialआत्म-त्याग
- renege (re + neg + e) — to go back on a promiseवादे से मुकरना
- negotiate (neg + oti + ate) — to bargain to reach a dealबातचीत से सौदा तय करना
- negotiation (negotiate + ion) — a bargaining talkबातचीत, मोल-भाव
- negotiator (negotiate + or) — one who bargains for a dealवार्ताकार
- negotiable (negotiate + able) — open to bargainingपरिवर्तनीय, मोल-भाव योग्य
- renegotiate (re + negotiate) — to bargain againदोबारा बातचीत करना