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contradicts

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪkts// UK //kˌɒntɹədˈɪkts// con·tra·dicts

v. to say or show that something else is not true. If one fact contradicts another, they cannot both be right.

v. to assert the opposite of a statement; to be in conflict with or logically inconsistent with another claim.


SIMPLE

His story contradicts what the police found at the scene.

CONTEXTUAL

The new evidence directly contradicts the witness's earlier testimony, making it difficult for the jury to believe her.

COMPLEX

While the initial data suggested a cooling trend, the most recent satellite imagery contradicts those findings and indicates that temperatures are actually rising at an accelerated rate.

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The verb is transitive and requires a direct object.

Pitfall

The report contradicts with the facts.The report contradicts the facts.Contradict is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'with'.

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