contradict
[verb]
Synonyms: deny, be at variance with, belie, challenge, controvert, fly in the face of, negate, rebut

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Antonyms: corroborate, confirm
Contrasted words: authenticate, substantiate, verify
Related Words: dispute, belie, falsify, garble

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

con‧tra‧dict AC /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt $ ˌkɑːn-/ verb
[Word Family: verb: contradict; noun: contradiction; adjective: contradictory]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of contradicere, from contra- ( ⇒ contra-) + dicere 'to say']

1. [intransitive and transitive] to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true:
Deborah opened her mouth to contradict, but closed it again.
Dad just can’t bear to be contradicted.
The article flatly contradicts their claims.

2. [transitive] if one statement, story etc contradicts another, the facts in it are different so that both statements cannot be true:
The witness statements contradict each other and the facts remain unclear.

3. contradict yourself to say something that is the opposite of what you said before:
Within five minutes he had contradicted himself twice.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

contradict
verb
ADV. clearly, completely, directly, flatly John's account of the event directly contradicts Stephen's.
VERB + CONTRADICT appear to, seem to

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