contradict
VerbUS[kon-truh-dikt]/ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkt/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (4)contradicts, contradicted, contradicting
- be in contradiction withSynonyms: belienegateMore general deviate, varyMore specific violate, go against
- deny the truth ofSynonyms: negatecontraveneMore general disagree, differMore specific deny, traverse
- be resistant to“The board opposed his motion”Synonyms: opposecontrovertMore general refute, rebutMore specific protest, veto
- prove negative; show to be falseSynonyms: negateOpposite confirmMore general prove, demonstrateMore specific disprove, invalidate
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Con′tra·dict′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Contradicted; present participle & verbal noun Contradicting.]
Origin: 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.— William Shakespeare
The future can not contradict the past.— William Wordsworth
2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. obsolete
No truth can contradict another truth.— Richard Hooker
A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents.— William Shakespeare
Con′tra·dict intransitive verb
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 (1913), from GCIDE 0.54