CONTRADICT


Meaning of CONTRADICT in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If you ~ someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.

She dared not ~ him...

His comments appeared to ~ remarks made earlier in the day by the chairman...

He often talks in circles, frequently ~ing himself and often ends up saying nothing.

VERB: V n, V n, V pron-refl

2.

If one statement or piece of evidence ~s another, the first one makes the second one appear to be wrong.

The result seems to ~ a major U.S. study reported last November.

VERB: V n

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