Antonyms for contravene

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kon-truh-veen

Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn trəˈvin

Definition of contravene

Origin : 1560s, from Middle French contravenir "to transgress, decline, depart," from Late Latin contravenire "to come against," in Medieval Latin "to transgress," from Latin contra "against" (see contra) + venire "to come" (see venue). Related: Contravened; contravening.

verb go against, contradict

Example sentences :

Nature is always consistent, though she feigns to contravene her own laws.
Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

All who contravene these orders will be tried by court-martial.
Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman

Arsinoe did not contravene the arrangements of the two women.
Extract from : « The Emperor, Complete » by Georg Ebers

The only prescription is that it shall not contravene the provisions of the proclamation.
Extract from : « American Eloquence, Volume IV. (of 4) » by Various

Going to bed early does not contravene or anticipate the difficulty.
Extract from : « Opium Eating » by Anonymous

Here they were of course, but how was it possible to contravene the orders of Jan?
Extract from : « The Laughing Cavalier » by Baroness Orczy

Nor does it contravene the general assertion here made, that we act by opposing one natural force to another.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 » by Various

But do not the turnpikes, or fall-stops, with which these rivers are thickset, contravene also the rights of nature?
Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) » by Various

Though they will freely risk their lives to steal, they will not contravene the wild rule of the desert.
Extract from : « The Book of Enterprise and Adventure » by Anonymous

But among these invalided articles were a few whose condition accidentally revealed attempts to contravene the postal laws.
Extract from : « Post Haste » by R.M. Ballantyne

Synonyms for contravene

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