contradict

con·tra·dict  (kntr-dkt)

v. con·tra·dict·ed, con·tra·dict·ing, con·tra·dicts

v.tr.

1. To assert or express the opposite of (a statement).

2. To deny the statement of. See Synonyms at deny.

3. To be contrary to; be inconsistent with.

v.intr.

To utter a contradictory statement.

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[Latin contrdcere, contrdict-, to speak against : contr-, contra- + dcere, to speak; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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contra·dicta·ble adj.

contra·dicter, contra·dictor n.

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contradict

Verb

1. to declare the opposite of (a statement) to be true

2. (of a fact or statement) to suggest that (another fact or statement) is wrong [Latin contra- against + dicere to speak]

contradiction n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	contradict - be in contradiction with belie, negate depart, deviate, vary, diverge - be at variance with; be out of line with
	2.	contradict - deny the truth of contravene, negate disagree, take issue, differ, dissent - be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
	3.	contradict - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" controvert, oppose rebut, refute - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" negative, veto, blackball - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" dissent, protest, resist - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
	4.	contradict - prove negative; show to be false negate logical system, system of logic, logic - a system of reasoning shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" nullify, invalidate - show to be invalid confute, disprove - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

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contradict

verb 1. dispute, deny, challenge, belie, fly in the face of, make a nonsense of, be at variance with

verb 2. negate, deny, oppose, counter, contravene, rebut, impugn, controvert << OPPOSITE confirm

Translations

contradict [kɔntrəˈdɪkt] vt (= declare to be wrong) → desmentir (= be contrary to); contradecir

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contradict [kɔntrəˈdɪkt] vt → contredire (= be contrary to); démentir, être en contradiction avec

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contradict [kɔntrəˈdɪkt] vt → widersprechen +dat

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contradict [kɔntrəˈdɪkt] vt → contraddire