contravene
2 antonyms for contravene — opposites grouped by meaning.
Verb — To break a rule, law or order that you are supposed to follow.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To break a rule, law or order that you are supposed to follow.
“It was a construction in wood, with manifold “features” suggestive of the villa, the bungalow, the chateau, the palace; it united all tastes and contravened all conventions.”
Antonyms
Etymology
Came from Middle French contravenir (modern French contrevenir), from Latin contraveniō.
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