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Meanings of contradict in English

Portuguese
desmentir
Catalan
contradir

Prove negative; show to be false.

      desmentir
      Portuguese
      opor
      Catalan
      contradir

      Be resistant to.

            opor
            Usage of contradict in English
            1
            They don't just believe very different things; their professions contradict one another.
            The Guardian
            2
            In either case, violations of consistency contradict expectations and attract theoretical interest.
            Pubmed
            3
            Only a couple of minutes later, however, he appeared to contradict himself.
            The Guardian
            4
            On Tuesday, a separate email also appeared to contradict Mr Andrews' position.
            News.com.au
            5
            This does not contradict the general warlike nature of the official culture.
            Reuters
            6
            Whichever it was, Bauch says they need not contradict his new theory.
            BBC
            7
            You must write at once and contradict it in the next issue.
            The Swindler and Other Stories
            8
            You said not to pay attention if you started to contradict yourself.
            Moonburn
            9
            Accounts contradict each other; events are repeatedly minimised or transfigured into myth.
            The Guardian
            10
            Otago University's Michael Baker says the findings contradict claims from China's government.
            Radio NZ
            11
            I may contradict in one chapter what I have asserted in another.
            Talks on Manures / A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Betw...
            12
            One parent asked if he could not contradict what the school said.
            The Guardian
            13
            That wouldn't work, either, since if nothing else BB-8 would contradict him.
            Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
            14
            Nobody believes her excuse, she knows, but nobody would contradict her, either.
            A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
            15
            So said she; and Olive did not contradict her at the time.
            Olive: A Novel
            16
            Hull in the face and contradict her high motives and determined will.
            A Houseful of Girls
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            Translations for contradict
            Catalan
            contradir
            Contradict through the time
            Contradict across language varieties
            United Kingdom
            Common
            Ireland
            Common
            United States of America
            Common