contradict

v. மறுதலி, மறுத்துப்பேசு, எதிர்ப்பான கருத்தை வற்புறுத்து, குணத்தில் மாறுபாடாயிரு, நேர் மாறாயிரு, முரண்படு.

Synonyms

oppose dissent negative controvert deny disprove confute refute gainsay contravene

Antonyms

state propound maintain argue confirm affirm endorse

Con`tra*dict", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Contradicted; p.pr. & vb.n Contradicting.] Etym: [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. Con`tra*dict, v. i. Defn: To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something. They . . . spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Acts xiii. 45.

contradict - Similar Words

contradictor contradicter contract contradictory contradictive contradiction tcontract constrict contraindicate contraindicant