CONTRAVENES

Verb

contravenes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contravene

Anagrams

• Covenanters, covenanters

Source: Wiktionary


CONTRAVENE

Con`tra*vene", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Contravened; p.pr. & vb.n. Contravening.] Etym: [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. So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be contravened. Southey.

2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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