resist vs contradict

resist and contradict both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resist	No	No	Yes	No
contradict	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, contradict is a hypernym of resist; that is, contradict is a word with a broader meaning than resist:

Other hypernyms of resist include controvert, oppose.

resist (verb)	contradict (verb)
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something	prove negative; show to be false
withstand the force of something	deny the truth of
refuse to comply	be resistant to
express opposition through action or words	be in contradiction with
elude, especially in a baffling way
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ