■ verb deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
↘assert the opposite of a statement made by (someone).
Derivatives
~or noun
Origin
C16: from L. ~- , contradicere 'speak against'.
■ verb deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
↘assert the opposite of a statement made by (someone).
Derivatives
~or noun
Origin
C16: from L. ~- , contradicere 'speak against'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004