contradict
con‧tra‧dict AC /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt $ ˌkɑːn-/
verb
Deborah opened her mouth to contradict, but closed it again.
Dad just can’t bear to be contradicted.
The article flatly contradicts their claims.
2. [transitive] if one statement, story etc contradicts another, the facts in it are different so that both statements cannot be true:
The witness statements contradict each other and the facts remain unclear.
3. contradict yourself to say something that is the opposite of what you said before:
Within five minutes he had contradicted himself twice.
con‧tra‧dict AC /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt $ ˌkɑːn-/
verb Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of contradicere, from contra- ( ⇨ contra-) + dicere 'to say'
1. [intransitive and transitive] to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true:Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of contradicere, from contra- ( ⇨ contra-) + dicere 'to say'
2. [transitive] if one statement, story etc contradicts another, the facts in it are different so that both statements cannot be true:
3. contradict yourself to say something that is the opposite of what you said before: