All 4 Uses of
contradict
in
Persuasion
- He said it, she knew, to be contradicted.†
Chpt 7 *
- You have asserted nothing contradictory to what Mr Elliot appeared to be some years ago.†
Chpt 21
- You will soon be able to judge of the general credit due, by listening to some particulars which you can yourself immediately contradict or confirm.†
Chpt 21
- To a degree, I could contradict this instantly; but, when I began to reflect that others might have felt the same—her own family, nay, perhaps herself—I was no longer at my own disposal.†
Chpt 23
Definition:
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(contradict) disagreein various senses, including:
- to say something is not true -- as in "She contradicted his testimony."
- to say something else is true when both can't be true -- as in "I don't believe her. She contradicted herself as she told us what happened."
- to be in conflict with -- as in "Her assertions contradict accepted scientific principles."