contravene

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French contravenir (French contrevenir), from Latin contraveniō. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈviːn/ === Verb === contravene (third-person singular simple present contravenes, present participle contravening, simple past and past participle contravened) (transitive) To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation. Synonyms: breach, break, infringe, violate (transitive, obsolete) To deny the truth of something. Synonyms: contradict, controvert, dispute, gainsay 1653, William Birchley, The Christian Moderator, Part 3, London: Richard Lowndes, p. 7,[6] […] to make the contravening of Doctrines, to be capitall, before they be fully proved, is prejudiciall to that liberty, without which none can justify himself before God or Man: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== contravener contravention ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Covenanter, covenanter