verb 1. to say that what someone else says is not true 2. to be different from what has been said before
con•tra•dict´
v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contradicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Contradicting.] [L. contradictus, p. p. of contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See Diction.]
1. 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. “Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself,
And say it is not so.
Shak.” “The future can not contradict the past.
Wordsworth.”
2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.] “No truth can contradict another truth.
Hooker.” “A greater power than we can contradict
Hath thwarted our intents.
Shak.”
1. 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. “Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself,
And say it is not so.
Shak.” “The future can not contradict the past.
Wordsworth.”
2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.] “No truth can contradict another truth.
Hooker.” “A greater power than we can contradict
Hath thwarted our intents.
Shak.”
Meaning of “contradict” in English language – verb 1. to say that what someone else sa...
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