Definition of contradict - WordReference.com Dictionary

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contradict
A	verb
	1	negate, contradict
			prove negative; show to be false
		Category Tree: confirm; corroborate; sustain; substantiate; support; affirm ╚prove; demonstrate; establish; show; shew ╚negate, contradict ╚disprove; confute ╚invalidate; nullify
	2	oppose, controvert, contradict
			be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚reject ╚renounce; repudiate ╚refute; rebut ╚oppose, controvert, contradict ╚protest; resist; dissent ╚veto; blackball; negative
	3	contradict, negate, contravene
			deny the truth of
		Category Tree: disagree; differ; dissent; take issue ╚contradict, negate, contravene ╚deny
	4	contradict, belie, negate
			be in contradiction with
		Category Tree: differ ╚deviate; vary; diverge; depart ╚contradict, belie, negate