con·tra·dict
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| 1. | to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically. |
| 2. | to speak contrary to the assertions of: to contradict oneself. |
| 3. | (of an action or event) to imply a denial of: His way of life contradicts his stated principles. |
| 4. | Obsolete. to speak or declare against; oppose. |
| 5. | to utter a contrary statement. |
[Origin: 1560–70; < L contrādictus (ptp. of contrādīcere to gainsay), equiv. to contrā- contra-1 + dic- (var. s. of dīcere to speak) + -tus ptp. suffix
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con·tra·dict·a·ble, adjective
con·tra·dict·er, con·tra·dic·tor, noun
—Antonyms 1. support.
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v. con·tra·dict·ed, con·tra·dict·ing, con·tra·dicts v. tr.
v. intr. To utter a contradictory statement. [Latin contrādīcere, contrādict-, to speak against : contrā-, contra- + dīcere, to speak; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] con'tra·dict'a·ble adj., con'tra·dict'er, con'tra·dic'tor n. |
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| contradict | |
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| 1. | be in contradiction with |
| 2. | deny the truth of |
| 3. | be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" [syn: oppose] |
| 4. | prove negative; show to be false [syn: negate] [ant: affirm] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
contradict [kontrəˈdikt] verb
to say the opposite of; to argue or disagree with
Example: It's unwise to contradict your boss.
Example: It's unwise to contradict your boss.
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Contradict
Con`tra*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contradicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Contradicting.] [L. contradictus, p. p. of contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See Diction.]1. To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn. Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself, And say it is not so. --Shak. The future can not contradict the past. --Wordsworth. 2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.] No truth can contradict another truth. --Hooker. A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents. --Shak.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Contradict
Con`tra*dict\, v. i. To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something. They . . . spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. --Acts xiii. 45.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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