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Definition
disagree
in 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."
- I haven't contradicted my father on any subject, ever.Book 1 — Genesis (80% in)
- I do not like to contradict, but in seventy-five years the only roads the Belgians ever built are the ones they use to haul out diamonds and rubber.Book 2 — Revelation (35% in)
There are no more uses of "contradict" in The Poisonwood Bible.
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