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Word: Contradict
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin contradict- ‘spoken against’, from the verb contradicere, originally contra dicere ‘speak against’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite
Short Definition:deny truth of statement by asserting opposite
Examples:- the survey appears to contradict the industry's claims
- he did not contradict what he said last week
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