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.
Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself,
And say it is not so.
Shak.
The future can not contradict the past.
Wordsworth.
2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.
No truth can contradict another truth.
Hooker.
A greater power than we can contradict
Hath thwarted our intents.
Shak.