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contravene
Meaning: to violate a rule, law, or requirement
contravene in a sentence
How contravene is used in real sentences:
The construction plan would contravene several local safety codes.
The judge ruled that the search contravened the suspect's legal rights.
“Ortiz argued that repainting missing forms would contravene the museum's rule against presenting modern guesses as an artist's surviving work.”
— from the passage The Visible Scars
Synonyms for contravene
Other words for contravene — violate, breach and infringe — carry the same meaning.
- violate
- breach
- infringe
Antonyms of contravene
Words that mean the opposite of contravene:
- obey
- observe
- follow
Where it comes from
From Latin contravenire, meaning 'to come against.'
Word parts
- contra/counter — against, opposite
contravene: contra- (against) + vene (come) - ven/vent — come
contravene: contra- (against) + ven (come)
Memory hook
CONTRA means 'against': to contravene is to go against a rule.
Practice contravene in the app