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take issue vs contradict

contradict vs take issue

take issue and contradict both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take issue No No Yes No
contradict No No Yes No
As verbs, contradict is a hyponym of take issue; that is, contradict is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take issue:
  • take issue: be of different opinions
  • contradict: deny the truth of
Other hyponyms of take issue include dissent, clash, contravene, negate.
take issue (verb) contradict (verb)
be of different opinions prove negative; show to be false
deny the truth of
be resistant to
be in contradiction with
Difference between take issue and contradict

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