Chapter Contraction to Copy of C by Soule's Synonymes

Contravene, v. a. Oppose, contradict, counteract, countervail, thwart, nullify, abrogate, annul, cross, traverse, obstruct, defeat, hinder, go against, clash with, run counter to, militate against.

Contravention, n. Contradiction, opposition, obstruction, violation, abrogation, transgression, traversal.

Contretemps, n. [Fr.] Mishap, mischance, accident.

Contribute, v. a.

1. Give (in common with others), grant or bestow (as a share).

2. Furnish, supply, afford.

Contribute, v. n. Conduce, minister, conspire, co-operate, concur, bear a part, be helpful.

Contribution, n.

1. Grant or bestowment of a share.

2. Gift, donation, offering, subscription.

Contrite, a. Penitent, repentant, humble, broken in spirit.

Contrition, n. Penitence, compunction, remorse, repentance, sorrow, regret, self-condemnation, self- reproach, stings of conscience, sorrow for sin.

Contrivance, n.

1. Design, designing power, inventiveness, invention.

2. Invention, device, piece of mechanism, machine.

3. Device, scheme, plan, plot, artifice, stratagem, complot, machination.

Contrive, v. a. Devise, plan, design, invent, project, hatch, brew, form, frame, concoct, fall upon, hit upon, strike out, chalk out.

Contrive, v. n.

1. Scheme, plot, plan, consider, set one’s wits to work, rack one’s brains, cudget one’s brains, strain one’s invention, cast about.

2. Manage, make out.

Control, n. Ascendency, sway, command, rule, dominion government, mastery, superintendence, direction.