Definition
To assert or vouch for something in opposition to another's claim; to make a contradictory declaration.
Etymology
From counter- + avouch (to assert or guarantee, from Old French avocher, variant of avoucher, from ad- + vouch meaning to warrant). Primarily archaic and legal.
Kelly Says
This verb appears in Shakespeare and legal documents—it's the verbal form of taking a stand against someone's word, essentially saying 'I stake my reputation on the opposite claim,' making it a serious linguistic commitment to contradiction.
Translations
ARالعربية
يُكذّب
yu-khad-dib
BNবাংলা
সমর্থন করি না
som-or-than kor-i na
CACatalà
contradir
kon-tra-dir
CSČeština
popřít
po-pri-t
DADansk
imodstå
i-mod-sta
DEDeutsch
widerlegen
vee-der-leg-en
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπαραθέσω
an-ti-pa-ra-the-so
ESEspañol
contradecir
kon-tra-de-seer
FAفارسی
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
FISuomi
vastustaa
va-stu-taa
FRFrançais
contredire
kon-tre-dih-re
HIहिन्दी
विरोध करना
vi-ro-dh kar-na
HUMagyar
tagadja
ta-gad-ja
IDBahasa Indonesia
menolak
me-no-lak
ITItaliano
confutare
kon-foo-ta-reh
MRMR
प्रतिवाद
pri-ti-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
menolak
me-no-lak
NLNederlands
tegenspreken
te-gen-spre-ken
NONorsk
imøtegå
i-mo-te-ga
PLPolski
przeciwdziałać
prze-chi-wa-ljac
PTPortuguês
contradizer
kon-tra-di-zer
RORomână
a contrazice
a kon-tra-zi-tse
RUРусский
опровергнуть
op-ro-ver-gnut'
SVSvenska
motbetyra
mot-be-ty-ra
TAதமிழ்
மறுத்தல்
maruttal
TRTürkçe
reddetmek
re-det-mek
UKУкраїнська
заперечити
za-pe-re-chi-ty
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
phản đối
phan doi