contravene
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contravene
- /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈviːn/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle French contravenir (French contrevenir), from Latin contraveniō.
verb contravenes · contravening · contravened
- To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation. […] nothing is a commandement, or a commanded dutie but that which if we contravene, it maketh us guilty of sin before God,
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To deny the truth of something.
1653, William Birchley, The Christian Moderator, Part 3, London: Richard Lowndes, p. 7,
[…] to make the contravening of Doctrines, to be capitall, before they be fully proved, is prejudiciall to that liberty, without which none can justify himself before God or Man:
Similar: contradict, controvert, dispute, gainsay
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verb to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform
| Español | contravenir, conculcar |
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| Deutsch | zuwiderhandeln, verstoßen |
| Română | contraveni |
verb to deny the truth of something
| Deutsch | leugnen |
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title = {contravene},
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