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contradicting
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Contradicting
(gcide) | 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.]
1. 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.
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Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself,
And say it is not so. --Shak.
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The future can not contradict the past.
--Wordsworth.
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2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.]
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No truth can contradict another truth. --Hooker.
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A greater power than we can contradict
Hath thwarted our intents. --Shak.
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Contradicting
(gcide) | 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.]
1. 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.
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Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself,
And say it is not so. --Shak.
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The future can not contradict the past.
--Wordsworth.
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2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.]
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No truth can contradict another truth. --Hooker.
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A greater power than we can contradict
Hath thwarted our intents. --Shak.
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