contravene, v.
(contravened, contravenes, contravening)
(contravened, contravenes, contravening)
deny the truth of
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
contradict contravene negate
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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derivationally related form
go against, as of rules and laws
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
conflict contravene infringe run afoul
sample sentences
"He ran afoul of the law""This behavior conflicts with our rules"
verb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
hypernym