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take issue vs contravene

contravene vs take issue

take issue and contravene both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take issue No No Yes No
contravene No No Yes No
As verbs, contravene is a hyponym of take issue; that is, contravene is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take issue:
  • take issue: be of different opinions
  • contravene: deny the truth of
Other hyponyms of take issue include dissent, clash, contradict, negate.
take issue (verb) contravene (verb)
be of different opinions deny the truth of
go against, as of rules and laws
Difference between take issue and contravene

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