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–verb (used with object)

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.

–verb (used without object)

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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—Related forms

con·tra·dict·a·ble, adjective

con·tra·dict·er, con·tra·dic·tor, noun

—Synonyms 1, 2. gainsay, impugn, controvert, dispute. See deny.

—Antonyms 1. support.

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con·tra·dict Audio Help   (kŏn'trə-dĭkt') Pronunciation Key
v.   con·tra·dict·ed, con·tra·dict·ing, con·tra·dicts

v.   tr.

To assert or express the opposite of (a statement).
To deny the statement of. See Synonyms at deny.
To be contrary to; be inconsistent with.

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
verb
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]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
contradict [kontrəˈdikt] verb

to say the opposite of; to argue or disagree with
Example: It's unwise to contradict your boss.

Arabic:	يُناقِض، يُكَذِّب، يُعارِض
Chinese (Simplified):	反驳，顶嘴
Chinese (Traditional):	反駁，頂嘴
Czech:	odporovat
Danish:	modsige
Dutch:	tegenspreken
Estonian:	vastu rääkima
Finnish:	väittää vastaan
French:	contredire
German:	widersprechen
Greek:	αντικρούω, διαφωνώ
Hungarian:	ellentmond
Icelandic:	mótmæla; andmæla
Indonesian:	menentang
Italian:	contraddire

Japanese:	反対する
Korean:	반박하다
Latvian:	runāt pretī; iebilst
Lithuanian:	prieštarauti
Norwegian:	si imot, stride mot, gå imot, dementere
Polish:	zaprzeczać, spierać się
Portuguese (Brazil):	contradizer
Portuguese (Portugal):	contradizer
Romanian:	a contrazice
Russian:	противоречить
Slovak:	odporovať, protirečiť
Slovenian:	ugovarjati
Spanish:	contradecir
Swedish:	säga emot
Turkish:	karşı çıkmak, tersini söylemek

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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 - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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