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contravenecontravene /ˌkɑntrəˈvin/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYcontraveneOrigin: 1500-1600 French contrevenir, from Late Latin contravenire, from Latin contra- ( ➔ CONTRA-) + venire to come VERB TABLEcontravene |
| Present | I, you, we, they | contravene | | he, she, it | contravenes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | contravened | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have contravened | | he, she, it | has contravened | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had contravened | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will contravene | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have contravened |
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| Present | I | am contravening | | he, she, it | is contravening | | you, we, they | are contravening | | Past | I, he, she, it | was contravening | | you, we, they | were contravening | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been contravening | | he, she, it | has been contravening | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been contravening | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be contravening | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been contravening |
THESAURUS to refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a rule or law► disobey to refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a rule or law: Pilots who disobey orders to land can face up to five years in prison. ► defy to refuse to obey someone or something: He defied his father’s wishes and became a great dancer. ► break to disobey a rule or law: Breaking school rules may result in a student being suspended. ► rebel to oppose or fight against someone who is in authority: Hannah eventually rebelled against her mother’s control. ► stand up to somebody informal to disobey someone in authority in a way that seems brave: Tom finally stood up to his boss and told him he wouldn’t lie for him anymore. ► violate formal to disobey or do something against a law, rule, agreement, etc.: By releasing the chemicals into the river, the company clearly violated the law. ► flout formal to deliberately disobey a rule, law, or custom: The company has flouted safety rules and endangered its workers. ► infringe formal to do something that is against the law or someone’s legal rights: A treaty cannot be valid if it infringes on the Constitution. ► contravene formal to do something that is not allowed by a law or rule: The building contravened New York’s construction codes. law to do something that is not allowed according to a law or rule SYN violate: The proposal would contravene the First Amendment to the Constitution.► see thesaurus at disobey |