Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin contradīcĕre. By surface analysis, contra- +‎ dire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kon.tradˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: con‧trad‧dì‧re
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Verb

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contraddìre (first-person singular present contraddìco, first-person singular past historic contraddìssi, past participle contraddétto, first-person singular imperfect contraddicévo, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to contradict
  2. (transitive, figurative) to belie
  3. (intransitive, dated) to contradict [with a] [auxiliary avere]
  4. (transitive, archaic) to oppose, to block, to impede

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • contraddire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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