Contradict

v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Contradicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Contradicting.] 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. No truth can contradict another truth. - Hooker. A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents. - Shak.
v. i.	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.

Verb	1.	contradict - be in contradiction with Synonyms: belie, negate
	2.	contradict - deny the truth of Synonyms: contravene, negate
	3.	contradict - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" Synonyms: controvert, oppose
	4.	contradict - prove negative; show to be false Synonyms: negate

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