contraddire
Italian
Alternative forms
- contradire (proscribed)
Etymology
From Latin contradīcĕre. By surface analysis, contra- + dire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kon.tradˈdi.re/
- Rhymes: -ire
- Hyphenation: con‧trad‧dì‧re
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Verb
contraddìre (first-person singular present contraddìco, first-person singular past historic contraddìssi, past participle contraddétto, first-person singular imperfect contraddicévo, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to contradict
- (transitive, figurative) to belie
- (intransitive, dated) to contradict [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]
- (transitive, archaic) to oppose, to block, to impede
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Further reading
- contraddire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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