contravene 音标拼音: [k'ɑntrəv
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v . 违反;违背;犯;否定
违反;违背;犯;否定
contravene v 1 :
go against ,
as of rules and laws ; "
He ran afoul of the law "; "
This behavior conflicts with our rules " [
synonym :
{
conflict }, {
run afoul }, {
infringe }, {
contravene }]
2 :
deny the truth of [
synonym : {
contradict }, {
negate }, {
contravene }]
Contravene \
Con `
tra *
vene "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Contravened };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Contravening }.] [
LL .
contravenire ;
L .
contra venire to come :
cf .
F .
contrevenir .
See {
Come }.]
1 .
To meet in the way of opposition ;
to come into conflict with ;
to oppose ;
to contradict ;
to obstruct the operation of ;
to defeat .
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1913 Webster ]
So plain a proposition . . .
was not likely to be contravened . --
Southey .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To violate ;
to nullify ;
to be inconsistent with ;
as ,
to contravene a law .
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1913 Webster ]
Laws that place the subjects in such a state contravene the first principles of the compact of authority . --
Johnson .
Syn :
To contradict ;
set aside ;
nullify ;
defeat ;
cross ;
obstruct ;
baffle ;
thwart .
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1913 Webster ]
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "
contravene ":
abjure ,
breach ,
break ,
combat ,
contradict ,
cross ,
disaffirm ,
disclaim ,
disown ,
encroach ,
exclude ,
fight ,
gainsay ,
impugn ,
infract ,
infringe ,
intrude ,
negate ,
negative ,
offend ,
oppose ,
overstep ,
reject ,
repudiate ,
resist ,
spurn ,
transgress ,
traverse ,
trespass
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