Crossword clues for contradicted
contradicted
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Contradict \Con`tra*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contradicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Contradicting.] [L. contradictus, p. p. of contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See Diction.]
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To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn.
Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself, And say it is not so.
--Shak.The future can not contradict the past.
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To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.]
No truth can contradict another truth.
--Hooker.A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
disputed; questioned. v
(en-past of: contradict)
Usage examples of "contradicted".
A second eyewitness account, even if it contradicted the first and was growing more fantastic by the day, might be invaluable, especially since it named the three teenagers who were in custody.
His bright blue coloration in no way contradicted the seriousness of his face, nor did the frivolous little red shirt he was wearing with the blue and yellow Courier Service circle-and-lightning-bolt on the front.
Bunny contradicted him with a fierce look, and tears started in her eyes.
Though the old man’s rambling had been confused and sometimes he contradicted himself, his statement had the ring of truth.
F'lar contradicted the older man, still grinning, "the days of placating the Lords are over.
A report, that the ceremonies of paganism were suppressed, is formally contradicted by the emperor himself, who wisely assigns, as the principle of his moderation, the invincible force of habit, of prejudice, and of superstition.
Again he had contradicted his superior, and Joe Cicero considered the last but the most poignant reason for his dislike of the man.
It was a sign of fear, yet she contradicted the weakness by valiantly meeting his gaze now.
Some of what she said also contradicted what her husband had told the police.
Jessie also supplied another detail of the attack, but this one posed a problem for Davis, as it contradicted Fogleman’s theory that the knife taken from the lake behind Jason’s trailer had been the murder weapon.
It contradicted everything Jessie had said in his confession—the confession that had led to the arrests and then to Jessie’s conviction.
Peretti, changed his testimony to a time of death that contradicted Jessie’s confession.
Her body, sagging limply from her shoulders, contradicted the inflexible precision of the legs.
The molten lead in his arm contradicted the taste of aliantha in his mouth.