ˌkän.trəˈdikt verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin contradictus, past participle of contradicere to speak against, from contra- + dicere to speak — more at diction
transitive verb
1. 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