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Antonyms for contradict


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kon-truh-dikt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn trəˈdɪkt



Definition of contradict

Origin :
  • 1570s, "speak against," also "assert the contrary" (1580s), from Latin contradictus, past participle of contradicere (see contradiction). Related: Contradicted; contradicting; contradictive.
  • verb be at variance with
Example sentences :
  • The coward would not have the courage to contradict her, but he would know if he were lying!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • "My dear, I am not contradicting; I am not well enough to contradict," panted poor Jenkins.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Yet Shakspere will not contradict history, even in its silence.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • She was so determined to be well, that her body dared not contradict her mind.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • If you like to say Dolly began it, my dear, I shall not contradict you.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • It's not true—I know it's not true, and I want them to be able to contradict such a story.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • For he is compelled to contradict himself as soon as he makes the attempt.
  • Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
  • But can we contradict one another, said Dionysodorus, when both of us are describing the same thing?
  • Extract from : « Euthydemus » by Plato
  • "Which would be that we were to 'bout ship and home again," says he; and that I did not contradict.
  • Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
  • His wife did not contradict his assertion, but she made one of her own.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

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