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contradicting Definition


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contradict
verb contradicted, contradicting
    1. To assert the opposite of or deny (a statement, etc) made by (a person).
      Thesaurus: counter, dispute, challenge, controvert, impugn, contravene, negate; Antonym: confirm, agree.
    2. Said of a statement, action, etc: to disagree or be inconsistent with another.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin contradicere, contradictum to speak against.



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