contradict

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To say that something someone said is not true.

   His testimony contradicts hers.

2. 2
   verb

   To be so different from something else that both cannot be true.

   The new evidence contradicts the earlier report.

3. 3
   verb

   To say something that conflicts with what you said before.

   The prime minister contradicted herself during her speech.

Derived from Latin contrādictus (“contradicted”), the past participle of contrādīcō (“speak against”) (originally two words).

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