contradict

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 n] His comments appeared to contradict remarks made earlier in the day by the chairman...

[V pron-refl] He often talks in circles, frequently contradicting himself and often ends up saying nothing.

2) VERB If one statement or piece of evidence contradicts another, the first one makes the second one appear to be wrong.

[V n] Her version contradicted the Government's claim that they were shot after being challenged...

[V n] The result seems to contradict a major U.S. study reported last November.

3) VERB If one policy or situation contradicts another, there is a conflict between them, and they cannot both exist or be successful.

[V n] Mr Grant feels that the cut-backs contradict the Government's commitment to better educational standards.


English dictionary. 2008.

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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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — 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

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