Cōn'tra-dict', v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. CONTRADICTED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONTRADICTING.] [Lat. contradicere, contradictum, from contra and dicere, to say, speak; Pr. & It. contradire, Fr. contredire, Sp. contradicir, Pg. contradizer.]
Sense 1. To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny.
It is not lawful to contradict a point of history which is known to all the world. Dryden.
Sense 2. To be directly contrary to; to oppose; to prevent.
No truth can contradict another truth. Hooker.