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противоре́чить — meaning in English

protivorechit

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English meaning

  • belie verb To lie around; encompass.
  • contradict verb To say something that is the opposite of, or inconsistent with, another statement.

Senses

противоре́чить is used for these senses in English:

  • belie (transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false. [from 17th c.]
  • contradict To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).
  • contradict To oppose (a person) by denying the truth or pertinence of a given statement.

belie — full definition

  1. verb To lie around; encompass.
  2. verb To surround; beleaguer.

contradict — full definition

  1. verb To say something that is the opposite of, or inconsistent with, another statement.
  2. verb To argue that someone is wrong by directly opposing what they say.

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