contravene

[ kon-truh-veen ]

/ ˌkɒn trəˈvin /

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.

Words nearby contravene

contrastive stress, contrasty, contrasuggestible, contrate, contravallation, contravene, contravention, contrayerva, contre-jour, contre-partie, contrecoup

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

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Examples from the Web for contravening

Nor did Buddhism for a long time think of contravening the last injunctions of its Founder.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams
Many were both, but it was a disputed question whether they were not in this contravening their rule.
Medival Wales|A. G. Little
The assertion of the rapid obsolescence of ships of war will be dwelt upon, in the hopes of contravening it.
Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles|Alfred T. Mahan
An employer under it can be punished as contravening the Munitions Act if he fails to carry out the direction of the Minister.
Women and War Work|Helen Fraser

Cures for infectious sheep disease or for rinderpest amongst the cattle are opposed as contravening the intentions of Providence.
South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I|J. Castell Hopkins

British Dictionary definitions for contravening

contravene

/ (ˌkɒntrəˈviːn) /

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, nouncontravention (ˌkɒntrəˈvɛnʃən), noun

Word Origin for contravene

C16: from Late Latin contrāvenīre, from Latin contra- + venīre to come

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contravene

verb (used with object), con·tra·vened, con·tra·ven·ing.

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Words nearby contravene

Origin of contravene

OTHER WORDS FROM contravene

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH contravene

Examples from the Web for contravening

British Dictionary definitions for contravening

verb (tr)

Derived forms of contravene

Word Origin for contravene