contradict Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be in contradiction with
    negate; belie.
  2. verb deny the truth of
    negate; contravene.
  3. verb be resistant to
    controvert; oppose.
    • The board opposed his motion
  4. verb prove negative; show to be false
    negate.

WordNet

Con`tra*dict" transitive verb
Etymology
L. contradictus, p.p. of contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See Diction.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Contradicted; present participle & verbal noun Contradicting
Definitions
  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 intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913