## Meanings
1. To say that something someone said is not true.
2. To be so different from something else that both cannot be true.
3. To say something that conflicts with what you said before.

## Examples
- His testimony contradicts hers.
- The new evidence contradicts the earlier report.
- The prime minister contradicted herself during her speech.

## Synonyms
- contravene
- controvert
- deny
- disconfirm
- dispute
- gainsay
- question
- refute
- withspeak

## Derived Forms
- contradick
- contradictable
- contradicter
- contradictive
- self-contradict

## Related Forms
- contradiction
- contradictory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *deyḱ-
- Root: contrādictus
- Affix: contra- - against

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

## AI Etymology
contradict is a verb. It is derived from Latin contrādictus (“contradicted”), the past participle of contrādīcō (“speak against”) (originally two words). Historical forms in the chain include *deyḱ- (Proto-Indo-European) and contrādictus (Latin). Current senses include to say that something someone said is not true, to be so different from something else that both cannot be true, and to say something that conflicts with what you said before. Derived forms include contradick, contradictable, contradicter, contradictive, and self-contradict. Related words include contradiction and contradictory.

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