Definition of contradict

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Contradict (v. t.) To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn..

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Contraries :: Contraries (n.) Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other..
Antiloquist :: Antiloquist (n.) A contradicter.
Contravene :: Contravene (v. t.) To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.
Entrap :: Entrap (v. t.) To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men..
Disvouch :: Disvouch (v. t.) To discredit; to contradict.
Self-contradiction :: Self-contradiction (n.) The act of contradicting one's self or itself; repugnancy in conceptions or in terms; a proposition consisting of two members, one of which contradicts the other; as, to be and not to be at the same time is a self-contradiction..
Gainsay :: Gainsay (v. t.) To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
Contradictory :: Contradictory (a.) Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent..
Suppression :: Suppression (n.) Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; -- used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
Apodictical :: Apodictical (a.) Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction.
Contradictions :: Contradictions (a.) Filled with contradictions; inconsistent.
Contradictions :: Contradictions (a.) Inclined to contradict or cavi.
Contradiction :: Contradiction (n.) An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.
Deny :: Deny (v. t.) To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit..
Clash :: Clash (n.) Opposition; contradiction; as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes, etc..
Rebut :: Rebut (v. t.) To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or countervailing proof..
Reproof :: Reproof (n.) Refutation; confutation; contradiction.
Gainsayer :: Gainsayer (n.) One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies..
Recant :: Recant (v. t.) To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to take back openly; to retract; to recall..
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