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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycon·tra·dict \ˌkän-trə-ˈdikt\ transitive verb ETYMOLOGY Latin contradictus, past participle of contradicere,from contra- + dicere to say, speak — more at diction DATE 15821. to assert the contrary of : take issue with contradict a rumor2. to imply the opposite or a denial of your actions contradict your wordsSynonyms: see deny• con·tra·dict·able \-ˈdik-tə-bəl\ adjective• con·tra·dic·tor \-ˈdik-tər\ nounEnglish Etymologycontradict 1570s, "speak against," also "assert the contrary" (1580s), from contradict-, pp. stem of contradicere (see contradiction). Related: Contradicted (c.1600); contradicting (c.1600); contradictive. (mid-17c.).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7contradictcon·tra·dict / 7kCntrE5dikt; NAmE 7kB:n- / verb1. to say that sth that sb else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true 反驳；驳斥；批驳: ▪ [VN] All evening her husband contradicted everything she said. 整个晚上她说什么丈夫都跟她拌嘴。 You've just contradicted yourself (= said the opposite of what you said before). 你恰好与你以前说的自相矛盾。 ▪ [also V speech , VN speech] 2. [VN] (of statements or pieces of evidence 陈述或证据) to be so different from each other that one of them must be wrong 相抵触；相矛盾；相反: The two stories contradict each other. 这两种说法相互抵触。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcontradict verb ADV. clearly, completely, directly, flatly John's account of the event directly contradicts Stephen's. VERB + CONTRADICT appear to, seem toMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb Synonyms: DENY 4, contravene, cross, disaffirm, gainsay, impugn, negate, negative, traverse Related Words: dispute; belie, falsify, garble Contrasted Words: authenticate, substantiate, verify Antonyms: corroborate; confirmWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcon·tra·dict\ˌkän.trəˈdikt\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Latin contradictus, past participle of contradicere to speak against, from contra- + dicere to speak — more at dictiontransitive verb1. obsolete : to resist or oppose in argument (as the claim or proposal of another)2. : to assert the contrary of : take issue with : gainsay, impugn :deny the truth of < please contradict anything you hear said about … me — Sheila Kaye-Smith >3. a. logic : to be the contradictory of b. : to be contrary or opposed to : go counter to < no truth can contradict another truth — Richard Hooker > : act in a manner contrary to < his practice contradicts his principles >intransitive verb: to deny, dispute, or assert the contrary of something < he thought it outrageous to dispute and contradict — H.G.Wells >Synonyms: see deny

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