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contradict
Found in thesaurus: vary, deviate, diverge, depart, differ, dissent, disagree, take issue, refute, rebut, prove, shew, show, establish, demonstrate
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contradict
v.
deny; refute; oppose
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contradict
Verb
1. be in contradiction with
(synonym) belie, negate
(hypernym) deviate, vary, diverge, depart
2. deny the truth of
(synonym) negate, contravene
(hypernym) disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
(hyponym) deny
(derivation) contradiction
3. be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
(synonym) oppose, controvert
(hypernym) refute, rebut
(hyponym) veto, blackball, negative
4. prove negative; show to be false
(synonym) negate
(hypernym) prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
(hyponym) invalidate, nullify
(classification) logic, logical system, system of logic
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contradict
v.
popírat; protiřečit si
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contradict
Czas.
zaprzeczać; sprzeciwiać się; być sprzecznym
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Contradict
(v. t.)
To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.
To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(v. i.)
To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something.
To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
