Contradict Root Word. 1580s, assert the contrary or. (v.) 1570s, speak against, oppose (a sense now obsolete);
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(v.) 1570s, speak against, oppose (a sense now obsolete); 1580s, assert the contrary or. Take issue with contradict a rumor she contradicted her brother's account of what happened. Web contradict (v.) contradict. To assert the contrary of :
To assert the contrary of : To assert the contrary of : (v.) 1570s, speak against, oppose (a sense now obsolete); Web contradict (v.) contradict. Take issue with contradict a rumor she contradicted her brother's account of what happened. 1580s, assert the contrary or.
