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contravene, v.|kɒntrəˈviːn|
Also 6 (Sc.) contro-, 7 conterveen.
[ad. F. contreven-ir ‘to swarue, transgresse, decline, go, or depart from; to do contrarie to promise, or otherwise than was agreed; also, to crosse, thwart, contradict, resist, or be against’ (Cotgr.):—L. contrāvenīre (Augustine) to come against, oppose.]
1. trans. Of persons: To go counter to; to transgress, infringe (a law, provision, etc.); to act in defiance or disregard of.
1567Sc. Acts 1 Jas. VI (1597) §31 To be fre..from al paine..that may be incurred..for contravening of the samin [abrogated statutes]. 1588A. King tr. Canisius' Catech. K ij, Thay contrauene the vse of the Catholik kirk. 1609Skene Reg. Maj. 38 And na man sall break or contrawen this constitution. 1659B. Harris Parival's Iron Age 120 Which..they have conterveened, and contradicted. a1677Barrow Serm. (1810) II. 495 By neglecting..or contravening these duties of humanity. 1783Burke E. India Bill Wks. IV. 31 Either to conform to the tenour of the article, or to contravene it. 1878Gladstone Prim. Homer 19 The cause is fundamentally righteous, and Zeus..cannot contravene it.
2. Of things, actions, etc.: To run counter to, be contrary to, come in conflict with.
a1670Hacket Abp. Williams i. (1693) 137 (L.) This unfortunate accident did both contravene and overmatch the counsels of a hundred wise men. 1775Johnson Journ. W. Isl. Wks. X. 427 [Such] Laws..contravene the first principles of the compact of authority. 1793T. Jefferson Writ. (1859) IV. 30 To..warn them against acts which might contravene this duty. 1869Farrar Fam. Speech i. (1873) 11 A belief which in reality contravened the distinct theory of their own sacred books.
3. To go counter to or oppose in argument; to contradict, dispute, deny (a proposition, etc.).
1722Wollaston Relig. Nat. vi. prop. 8 Nor can any one do this without contravening the truth contained in prop. vi. 1869Huxley in Sci. Opinion 5 May 505/1 Are those conclusions so firmly based that we may not contravene them? 1873Browning Red Cotton Night-Cap Country 200 Each inference..This you may test and try, confirm the right Or contravene the wrong that reasons there.
†4. ? To incur (a charge). Sc. Obs.
1597Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1814) 124 (Jam.) That the saidis thrie erlis..had incurrit and controvenit the charge of treassoun. |