contradict
11contradict — 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 …
12contradict */ — UK [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt] / US [ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkt] verb [transitive] Word forms contradict : present tense I/you/we/they contradict he/she/it contradicts present participle contradicting past tense contradicted past participle contradicted 1) to say that the… …
13contradict — verb ADVERB ▪ blatantly (esp. AmE), clearly, completely, directly, flatly, totally (esp. AmE) ▪ John s account of the event directly contradicts Stephen s. VERB + CONTRADICT …
14contradict — con|tra|dict [ˌkɔntrəˈdıkt US ˌka:n ] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of contradicere, from contra ( CONTRA ) + dicere to say ] 1.) [I and T] to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true ▪… …
15contradict — transitive verb Etymology: Latin contradictus, past participle of contradicere, from contra + dicere to say, speak more at diction Date: 1582 1. to assert the contrary of ; take issue with < contradict a rumor > 2. to imply the …
16contradict — con|tra|dict [ ,kantrə dıkt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to say that the opposite of what someone has said is true: He didn t dare contradict his parents. 2. ) if one statement, piece of evidence, story, etc. contradicts another, they disagree and… …
17contradict — contradictable, adj. contradicter, contradictor, n. /kon treuh dikt /, v.t. 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 …
18contradict — verb deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite. ↘assert the opposite of a statement made by (someone). Derivatives contradictor noun Origin C16: from L. contradict , contradicere speak against …
19contradict — verb 1) he contradicted the government s account of the affair Syn: deny, rebut, dispute, challenge, counter, controvert; formal gainsay Ant: confirm, agree with 2) nobody dared to contradict him Syn …
20contradict — verb 1) he contradicted the government s account Syn: deny, refute, rebut, dispute, challenge, counter 2) nobody dared contradict him Syn: argue with, go against, challenge, oppose …
