Contravene: alternatives and connections

The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be distinguished; -- with from.

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To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to differ; to be unlike; to be at variance.

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To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.

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Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.

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To strike against; to attack; to assail.

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To pass over or beyond; to surpass.

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To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.

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To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.

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Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches.

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The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; de…

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The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; de…

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Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a neg…

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Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a neg…

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A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

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To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn.

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To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract.

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