
contravene



FORMAL
con‧tra‧vene /ˌkɒntrəˈviːn $ ˌkɑːn-/ verb [transitive]
تخلف کردن از، نقض کردن، تخطی کردن
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Synonyms & Related Wordscontravene[verb]Synonyms: violate, breach, break, infract, infringe, offend, transgress, deny, contradict, cross, disaffirm, gainsay, impugn, negate, negative, traverse
Antonyms: uphold (
as a principle), allege (
as a right or claim)
Contrasted words: accept, agree, subscribe (to), admit, allow, own
Related Words: encroach,
intrude,
overstep,
trespass,
combat,
fight,
oppose,
resist,
abjure,
disclaim,
disown,
exclude,
reject,
repudiate,
spurn
English Thesaurus: disobey, break a law/rule, defy, flout, violate, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionarycon‧tra‧vene /ˌkɒntrəˈviːn $ ˌkɑːn-/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: contrevenir, from Late Latin contravenire, from Latin contra- ( ⇒ contra-) + venire 'to come']
to do something that is not allowed according to a law or rule
Synonym : violate:
Some portions of the bill may contravene state law. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationscontravene verb ADV. blatantly, clearly blatantly contravening the rules of civilized warfare [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Thesaurusdisobey to not obey a person, order, rule, or law:
In the army, it is a crime to disobey a superior officer.
He had disobeyed the school rules.break a law/rule to not obey a law or rule:
Anyone who breaks the law must expect to be punished.defy formal to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or law, or what someone in authority tells you to do:
The police arrested the youth for defying a court order.flout /flaʊt/
formal to deliberately disobey a rule or law in a very public way:
Timber companies are continuing to flout environmental laws.violate formal to disobey a law, or do something that is against an agreement or principle:
Both countries have accused each other of violating the treaty.
Technically he had violated the law.contravene formal to be against a law, rule, or agreement, or to do something that is against a law, rule, or agreement:
The British government’s actions contravened the European Convention on Human Rights. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲