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contradict

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

con·tra·dict / ˌkäntrəˈdikt/ • v. [tr.] deny the truth of (a statement), esp. by asserting the opposite. ∎ assert the opposite of a statement made by (someone). ∎ be in conflict with: that evaporation seems to contradict one of the most fundamental principles of physics. DERIVATIVES: con·tra·dic·tor / -ˈdiktər/ n.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

contradict XVI. f. contrādict-, pp. stem of L. contrādīcere, orig. contrā dīcere speak against.
So contradiction XIV. — (O)F. — L. contradictory adj. and sb. XIV. — late L. contrādictōrius. See CONTRA-, DICTION.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

contradict •addict, afflict, conflict, constrict, contradict, convict, delict, depict, evict, hand-picked, inflict, interdict, Pict, predict, strict •edict •Benedict • verdict •imperfect, perfect, pluperfect, word-perfect •object • subject • relict • district •concoct, decoct •landlocked • dreadlocked •unprovoked, unsmoked •uncooked, unlooked •abduct, adduct, conduct, construct, destruct, duct, instruct, misconduct, obstruct •ventiduct • aqueduct • product •safe-conduct • viaduct •handworked, unworked •mulct • unthanked • sacrosanct •distinct, extinct, succinct •precinct • instinct •conjunct, defunct, disjunct, injunct •adjunct • unasked

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