to contradict a statement
11contradict — verb deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite. ↘assert the opposite of a statement made by (someone). Derivatives contradictor noun Origin C16: from L. contradict , contradicere speak against …
12contradict — v.tr. 1 deny or express the opposite of (a statement). 2 deny or express the opposite of a statement made by (a person). 3 be in opposition to or in conflict with (new evidence contradicted our theory). Derivatives: contradictor n. Etymology: L… …
13contradict — con|tra|dict [ ,kantrə dıkt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to say that the opposite of what someone has said is true: He didn t dare contradict his parents. 2. ) if one statement, piece of evidence, story, etc. contradicts another, they disagree and… …
14contradict — verb /kɒntɹəˈdɪkt/ a) To deny the truth of (a statement or statements). [...] magic hath been publically professed in former times, in Salamanca, Cracovia, and other places, though after censured by several universities, and now generally… …
15contradict — contradictable, adj. contradicter, contradictor, n. /kon treuh dikt /, v.t. 1. to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically. 2. to speak contrary to the assertions of: to contradict oneself. 3. (of an action or event) to …
16contradict — /kɒntrəˈdɪkt / (say kontruh dikt) verb (t) 1. to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically. 2. to deny the words or assertion of (a person). 3. (of a statement, action, etc.) to be directly contrary to. –verb (i) 4. to… …
17contradict — [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt] verb [T] 1) to say the opposite of what someone else has said 2) if one statement, piece of evidence, story etc contradicts another, they are different and cannot both be true …
18Contradiction — In classical logic, a contradiction consists of a logical incompatibility between two or more propositions. It occurs when the propositions, taken together, yield two conclusions which form the logical, usually opposite inversions of each other.… …
19deny — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. contradict, negate; refuse, withhold; doubt, reject; oppose, protest; renounce, doom. See negation, refusal, rejection. Ant., acknowledge, admit. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contradict, dispute,… …
20Charles Peace — Charles Frederick Peace (14 May 1832 – 25 February 1879) was a notorious English burglar and murderer from Sheffield, whose somewhat remarkable life later spawned dozens of romanticised novels and films. Peace is mentioned by name in the Sherlock …
