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All contravene antonyms

con·tra·vene
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verb contravene

  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
  • obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
  • welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
  • retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
  • surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • ratify — to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
  • sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
  • assent — If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
  • concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
  • consent — If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
  • uphold — to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
  • allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
  • help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
  • observe — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
  • approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
  • accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
  • go along — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
  • stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
  • support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
  • join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
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