to contradict a statement
1statement — noun 1 something that you say or write ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ Saunder s lawyer made a brief statement to the press outside the court. ▪ bald, blunt, flat ▪ …
2Contradict — Con tra*dict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contradicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contradicting}.] [L. contradictus, p. p. of contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See {Diction}.] 1. To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take… …
3contradict — [kän΄trə dikt′] vt. [< L contradictus, pp. of contradicere < contra , CONTRA + dicere, to speak: see DICTION] 1. a) to assert the opposite of (what someone else has said) b) to deny the statement of (a person) 2. to declare (a statement,… …
4contradict — ► VERB 1) deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite. 2) challenge (someone) by making a statement opposing one made by them. DERIVATIVES contradictor noun. ORIGIN Latin contradicere speak against …
5contradict — verb 1 (T) to disagree with something by saying that it is wrong or not true, especially by saying that the opposite is true: contradict sb: Don t contradict your father! | flatly contradict: The article flatly contradicts what the lobbyists have …
6contradict — 01. Cuts to the health budget seem to [contradict] the governor s promise to improve health care in our state. 02. The marks on the prisoner s body [contradicted] government claims that he had died of natural causes. 03. What he says, and what he …
7contradict — [[t]kɒ̱ntrədɪ̱kt[/t]] contradicts, contradicting, contradicted 1) VERB If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different. [V n] She dared not contradict him... [V… …
8contradict */ — UK [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt] / US [ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkt] verb [transitive] Word forms contradict : present tense I/you/we/they contradict he/she/it contradicts present participle contradicting past tense contradicted past participle contradicted 1) to say that the… …
9contradict — verb ADVERB ▪ blatantly (esp. AmE), clearly, completely, directly, flatly, totally (esp. AmE) ▪ John s account of the event directly contradicts Stephen s. VERB + CONTRADICT …
10contradict — con|tra|dict [ˌkɔntrəˈdıkt US ˌka:n ] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of contradicere, from contra ( CONTRA ) + dicere to say ] 1.) [I and T] to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true ▪… …
