Contradict and Vindicate

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Contradict verb - To make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another).

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Vindicate is an antonym for contradict.

Vindicate verb - To give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of.

Usage example: recent discoveries have generally vindicated the physicist's theories

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Contradict is an antonym for vindicate.

man	contradict man	vindicate man
vision	contradict vision	vindicate vision

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