contravene

tr.v., -vened, -ven·ing, -venes.

1. To act or be counter to; violate: contravene a direct order.
2. To oppose in argument; gainsay: contravened the proposal. See synonyms at deny.

[French contrevenir, from Medieval Latin contrāvenīre, to transgress, from Late Latin, to oppose : Latin contrā-, contra- + Latin venīre, to come.]

contravener con'tra·ven'er n.

verb

1. To fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation): breach, break, infringe, transgress, violate. See do/not do.
2. To refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of: contradict, controvert, deny, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, negative, oppugn. Law traverse. See affirm/deny/argue.

v

Definition: go against, contradict
Antonyms: agree, aid, allow, approve, assent, assist, concur, consent, endorse, help, permit, uphold

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IN BRIEF: To argue against or deny. Also: To obstruct.

When he told a lie, I felt I needed to contravene.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overtræde, handle imod, stride imod

Nederlands (Dutch)
overtreden, in strijd zijn met

Français (French)
v. tr. - enfreindre (sout), contredire (une théorie), transgresser, aller à l'encontre de

Deutsch (German)
v. - verstoßen gegen, verletzen, zuwiderhandeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντιβαίνω, παραβαίνω, καταστρατηγώ

Italiano (Italian)
trasgredire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - infringir, contestar

Русский (Russian)
противоречить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - contravenir, ir en contra de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kränka, handla mot, strida mot, bestrida

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
与...相抵触, 反驳, 违反, 否认

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 與...相抵觸, 反駁, 違反, 否認

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 모순되다, 위반하다, 부정하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 違反する, 反する, 反論する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أخل, خرق, خالف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עבר על, הפר, ערער על, התנגש, חלק על‬

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