contradict
/ˌkɑn.tɹəˈdɪkt/ verb B2- To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements). · His testimony contradicts hers.
- To oppose (a person) by denying the truth or pertinence of a given statement. · Everything he says contradicts me.
- To be contrary to (something).
- To say things that conflict with each other. · The prime minister contradicted herself during her speech.
He/she/it contradicts · Past contradicted · Past participle contradicted · -ing form contradicting
Verb forms
- Base form
- contradict
- He/she/it
- contradicts
- Past
- contradicted
- Past participle
- contradicted
- -ing form
- contradicting
From the library
Her eyes, however, betrayed that perfect confidence which contradicted the girlish simplicity of this modest attire.
Darcy contradict it.
Bennet, and which she never failed to contradict as a most scandalous falsehood.
“At once to insist upon having such a report universally contradicted.”
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