Contradict Definition

kŏntrə-dĭkt

contradicted, contradicting, contradicts

verb

contradicted, contradicting, contradicts

To speak in denial; oppose verbally.

Webster's New World

To assert the opposite of (what someone else has said)

Webster's New World

To assert the opposite of a statement or idea put forward by (someone).

American Heritage

To declare (a statement, report, etc.) to be false or incorrect.

Webster's New World

To deny the statement of (a person)

Webster's New World

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Origin of Contradict

Latin contrādīcere contrādict- to speak against contrā- contra- dīcere to speak deik- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the pariciple stem of Latin contrādīcō (“I speak against”) (originally two words).

From Wiktionary