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contravene [ kon-truh -veen ] SHOW IPA
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verb (used with object), con·tra·vened, con·tra·ven·ing.
to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
to violate, infringe, or transgress: to contravene the law.
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Origin of contravene 1560–70; <Late Latin
contrāvenīre, equivalent to Latin
contrā against +
venīre to
come
OTHER WORDS FROM contravene con·tra·ven·er, noun
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH contravene contravene , controvert Words nearby contravene contrast stain ,
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How to use contravene in a sentence More worryingly, the draft rules empower regulators to conduct investigations on “internet broadcasters” who are suspected of contravening Lesotho’s broadcasting rules and “may direct or facilitate removal of such posts or content”.
As London-based design expert Cennyd Bowles told the magazine, TikTok “just contravene s everything I’ve been taught and everything I practiced in my design career to date.”
So watered it down in certain ways specifically regarding the punishment of bodies that contravene the law.
Levying sanctions against only one member state contravene s that credo.
Apple removed the wildly popular Fortnite game from its App Store after it rolled out a new direct payment system that contravene d its policies.
I saw it was useless to argue with him: his features were stamped with despair, and to contravene a man's fate is impossible.
She wanted to defend her sister, but she had no arguments weighty enough to contravene those of her brother-in-law.
Maza's tyranny had so infuriated Don Rosendo's friends that they spared no means to contravene it.
He was far more anxious not to contravene the unwritten laws of the Undergraduate world.
I must grieve, I must weep: it seems the law of God, and the only one that men are not disposed to contravene .
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British Dictionary definitions for contravene
verb (tr)
to come into conflict with or infringe (rules, laws, etc)
to dispute or contradict (a statement, proposition, etc)
Derived forms of contravene contravener , noun contravention (ˌkɒntrəˈvɛnʃən ), noun Word Origin for contravene C16: from Late Latin contrāvenīre, from Latin contra- + venīre to come
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