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contradict

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  1. deny                  
 
con.tra.dict \.ka:n-tr*-'dikt\ \-'dik-t*-b*l\ \-'dik-t*r\ vt [L 
   contradictus, pp. of contradicere, fr. contra- + dicere] to say, speak 1: 
   to resist or oppose in argument  2a: to assert the contrary of : GAINSAY  
   2b: to deny the truth of  3a: to be the contradictory of  3b: to go counter 
   to  3c: to act in a manner contrary to  - con.tra.dict.able aj