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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTRADICT, v.t. [L., to speak.]
1. To oppose by words; to assert the contrary to what has been asserted, or to deny what has been affirmed.
It is not lawful to contradict a point of history known to all the world.
The Jews--spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Acts 13.
2. To oppose; to be directly contrary to.
No truth can contradict another truth.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: be in contradiction with [syn: contradict, belie, negate]
2: deny the truth of [syn: contradict, negate, contravene]
3: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" [syn: oppose, controvert, contradict]
4: prove negative; show to be false [syn: negate, contradict] [ant: affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain]

Merriam Webster's

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 opposite or a denial of <your actions contradict your words> Synonyms: see deny • contradictable adjective • contradictor noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 deny or express the opposite of (a statement). 2 deny or express the opposite of a statement made by (a person). 3 be in opposition to or in conflict with (new evidence contradicted our theory). Derivatives: contradictor n. Etymology: L contradicere contradict- (as CONTRA-, dicere say)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(contradicts, contradicting, contradicted) 1. If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different. She dared not contradict him... His comments appeared to contradict remarks made earlier in the day by the chairman... He often talks in circles, frequently contradicting himself and often ends up saying nothing. VERB: V n, V n, V pron-refl 2. If one statement or piece of evidence contradicts another, the first one makes the second one appear to be wrong. The result seems to contradict a major U.S. study reported last November. VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Deny, gainsay, dispute, controvert, impugn, traverse. 2. Oppose, contravene, counteract, annul, abrogate, traverse, thwart, be contrary to, run counter to.

Moby Thesaurus

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