contradict — [kän΄trə dikt′] vt. [< L contradictus, pp. of contradicere < contra , CONTRA + dicere, to speak: see DICTION] 1. a) to assert the opposite of (what someone else has said) b) to deny the statement of (a person) 2. to declare (a statement,… … English World dictionary
Contradict — Con tra*dict, v. i. To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something. [1913 Webster] They . . . spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Acts xiii. 45. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contradict — I verb ab re discrepare, abrogate, affirm the contrary, annul, answer back, argue, assert the contrary, assert the opposite, challenge, clash, come in conflict with, conflict, confute, contradicere, contrast, contravene, controvert, counter,… … Law dictionary
contradict — 1570s, speak against, also assert the contrary (1580s), from L. contradictus, pp. of contradicere (see CONTRADICTION (Cf. contradiction)). Related: Contradicted; contradicting; contradictive … Etymology dictionary
contradict — *deny, gainsay, negative, contravene, traverse, impugn Analogous words: dispute (see DISCUSS): controvert, *disprove, refute, confute: belie, falsify, garble (see MISREPRESENT) Antonyms: corroborate Contrasted words: *confirm, verify,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
contradict — [v] be at variance with belie, buck, call in question*, challenge, confront, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, cross, dare, deny, differ, disaffirm, disclaim, disprove, dispute, fly in the face of*, gainsay, have bone to pick*, impugn … New thesaurus
contradict — ► VERB 1) deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite. 2) challenge (someone) by making a statement opposing one made by them. DERIVATIVES contradictor noun. ORIGIN Latin contradicere speak against … English terms dictionary
contradict — 01. Cuts to the health budget seem to [contradict] the governor s promise to improve health care in our state. 02. The marks on the prisoner s body [contradicted] government claims that he had died of natural causes. 03. What he says, and what he … Grammatical examples in English
contradict — [[t]kɒ̱ntrədɪ̱kt[/t]] contradicts, contradicting, contradicted 1) VERB If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different. [V n] She dared not contradict him... [V… … English dictionary
contradict — verb 1 (T) to disagree with something by saying that it is wrong or not true, especially by saying that the opposite is true: contradict sb: Don t contradict your father! | flatly contradict: The article flatly contradicts what the lobbyists have … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
