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to contradict
01
(of pieces of evidence, facts, statements, etc.) to be opposite or very different in a way that it is impossible for all to be true at the same time
Transitive: to contradict evidence or statements
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
contradict
3rd person singular
contradicts
Present participle
contradicting
Past simple
contradicted
Past participle
contradicted
Examples
The witness 's testimony contradicted the forensic evidence presented in court, leading to doubts about the accuracy of the case.
02
to reject or deny the truth of a statement
Transitive: to contradict sth
Examples
The spokesperson contradicted the rumors by denying the allegations.
03
to disagree with someone, particularly by asserting the opposite of their statement
Transitive: to contradict a person or their claims
Examples
She contradicted his claim that the project was on schedule.
Lexical Tree
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