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Meanings of
contradict
in English
Portuguese
desmentir
Catalan
contradir
Back to the meaning
Prove negative; show to be false.
belie
negate
contravene
affirm
Portuguese
desmentir
Portuguese
opor
Catalan
contradir
Back to the meaning
Be resistant to.
oppose
controvert
Portuguese
opor
Usage of
contradict
in English
1
They don't just believe very different things; their professions
contradict
one another.
2
In either case, violations of consistency
contradict
expectations and attract theoretical interest.
3
Only a couple of minutes later, however, he appeared to
contradict
himself.
4
On Tuesday, a separate email also appeared to
contradict
Mr Andrews' position.
5
This does not
contradict
the general warlike nature of the official culture.
6
Whichever it was, Bauch says they need not
contradict
his new theory.
7
You must write at once and
contradict
it in the next issue.
8
You said not to pay attention if you started to
contradict
yourself.
9
Accounts
contradict
each other; events are repeatedly minimised or transfigured into myth.
10
Otago University's Michael Baker says the findings
contradict
claims from China's government.
11
I may
contradict
in one chapter what I have asserted in another.
12
One parent asked if he could not
contradict
what the school said.
13
That wouldn't work, either, since if nothing else BB-8 would
contradict
him.
14
Nobody believes her excuse, she knows, but nobody would
contradict
her, either.
15
So said she; and Olive did not
contradict
her at the time.
16
Hull in the face and
contradict
her high motives and determined will.
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contradict
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Frequent collocations
contradict a lady
contradict other
contradict earlier
contradict this statement
contradict the story
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Translations for
contradict
Portuguese
desmentir
contradizer
desdizer
opor
Catalan
contradir
Contradict
through the time
Contradict
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common