Both Uses of
contradict
in
Jacob Have I Loved
- I knew she was expecting me to contradict Momma, but I wasn't going to.†
Chpt 3 *contradict = disagree
- But the evidence seemed to contradict this.†
Chpt 5
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."