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contradict

释义

contradict

verb transitive

UK /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt/

Word Forms

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 opposite of what someone has said is true
He didn’t dare contradict his parents.
Synonyms and related words
To disagree with someone or something
disagree
oppose
reject
2
if one statement, piece of evidence, story etc contradicts another, they disagree and cannot both be true
Her account of the accident contradicts that of the other driver.
Synonyms and related words
To disagree with someone or something
disagree
oppose
reject

phrases

contradict yourself

contradict

verb transitive

US /ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkt/

Word Forms

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 opposite of what someone has said is true
He didn’t dare contradict his parents.
Synonyms and related words
To disagree with someone or something
disagree
oppose
reject
2
if one statement, piece of evidence, story, etc. contradicts another, they disagree and cannot both be true
Her account of the accident contradicts that of the other driver.
Synonyms and related words
To disagree with someone or something
disagree
oppose
reject

phrases

contradict yourself

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