contradict
- to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- to speak contrary to the assertions of: to contradict oneself.
- (of an action or event) to imply a denial of: His way of life contradicts his stated principles.
- Obsolete. to speak or declare against; oppose.
- to utter a contrary statement.
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Examples from the Web for contradictor
Historical Examples of contradictor
But it went, he said, just like a decreet in absence, and was lost for want of a contradictor.
Red GauntletSir Walter Scott
To threaten every contradictor with severe punishment was an inquisitor's argument, and scarcely admitted of a reply.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1)J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Therefore all the ancient churches, without one contradictor that ever I read of, did use many such.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)Richard Baxter
But he liked a listener and he loved to thresh out every question immediately and to put down the contradictor.
A Tatter of ScarletS. R. Crockett
The silence and the empty chair beside her quickly reminded her that her contradictor was gone—perhaps forever.
contradict
- (tr) to affirm the opposite of (a proposition, statement, etc)
- (tr) to declare (a proposition, statement, etc) to be false or incorrect; deny
- (intr) to be argumentative or contrary
- (tr) to be inconsistent with (a proposition, theory, etc)the facts contradicted his theory
- (intr) (of two or more facts, principles, etc) to be at variance; be in contradiction
Word Origin for contradict
Word Origin and History for contradictor
contradict
1570s, "speak against," also "assert the contrary" (1580s), from Latin contradictus, past participle of contradicere (see contradiction). Related: Contradicted; contradicting; contradictive.