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contravene
[ kon-truh-veen ]
verb (used with object)
- to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose:
to contravene a statement.
- to violate, infringe, or transgress:
to contravene the law.
contravene
/ ˌkɒntrəˈviːn; ˌkɒntrəˈvɛnʃən /
verb
- to come into conflict with or infringe (rules, laws, etc)
- to dispute or contradict (a statement, proposition, etc)
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Derived Forms
- contravention, noun
- ˌcontraˈvener, noun
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Other Words From
- contra·vener noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of contravene1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of contravene1
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Example Sentences
I saw it was useless to argue with him: his features were stamped with despair, and to contravene a man's fate is impossible.
She wanted to defend her sister, but she had no arguments weighty enough to contravene those of her brother-in-law.
Maza's tyranny had so infuriated Don Rosendo's friends that they spared no means to contravene it.
He was far more anxious not to contravene the unwritten laws of the Undergraduate world.
I must grieve, I must weep: it seems the law of God, and the only one that men are not disposed to contravene.
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