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What is the verb for contrary?

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contrary
  1. (obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.
  2. (obsolete) To impugn.
  3. (obsolete) To contradict (someone or something).
  4. (obsolete) To do the opposite of (someone or something).
  5. (obsolete) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
  6. (obsolete) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
  7. (obsolete) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.
contrast
  1. (transitive) To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between.
  2. (intransitive) To form a contrast.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. clash, conflict, deviate, contradict, differ, diverge, mismatch, counter, disagree, discord, disharmonize, collide, depart, jar, oppose, vary, be contrary, be incompatible, be at odds, be at variance, be discordant, be dissimilar, be distinct, be diverse, be unlike, be variable, go against, run counter, be in opposition, not go, not match, stand out, be a foil to, scream at, set off, stick out like a sore thumb, be different, disaccord, come into conflict, be incongruous, be inconsistent, be in conflict, fluctuate, dissent, divaricate, diverge from, differ from, not be alike, be distinguishable, run counter to … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “We should play some soothing music that will contrast with the foreboding nature of the scenes.”
      “The report gives us the opportunity to contrast the situation between the two nations.”
contrasted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of contrast
  2. Synonyms:
      3. clashed, conflicted, deviated, contradicted, differed, diverged, mismatched, countered, disagreed, discorded, disharmonized, collided, departed, jarred, opposed, varied, went against, gone against, ran counter, run counter, stood out, screamed at, set off, stuck out like a sore thumb, compared, juxtaposed, weighed, differentiated, analogized, balanced, distinguished, measured, separated, discriminated, matched up, drew a distinction between, drawn a distinction between, set side by side, stacked up against, set in opposition, held a candle to … more
contrasting
  1. present participle of contrast
  2. Synonyms:
      3. clashing, conflicting, deviating, contradicting, differing, diverging, mismatching, countering, disagreeing, discording, disharmonizing, colliding, departing, jarring, opposing, varying, going against, running counter, standing out, screaming at, setting off, sticking out like a sore thumb, comparing, juxtaposing, weighing, differentiating, analogizing, balancing, distinguishing, measuring, separating, discriminating, matching up, drawing a distinction between, setting side by side, stacking up against, setting in opposition, holding a candle to … more
contra
  1. (accounting) to undo; to reverse
contrasts
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contrast
  2. Synonyms:
      3. clashes, conflicts, deviates, contradicts, differs, diverges, mismatches, counters, disagrees, discords, disharmonizes, collides, departs, jars, opposes, varies, goes against, runs counter, stands out, screams at, sets off, sticks out like a sore thumb, compares, juxtaposes, weighs, differentiates, analogizes, balances, distinguishes, measures, separates, discriminates, matches up, draws a distinction between, sets side by side, stacks up against, sets in opposition, holds a candle to … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “This contrasts with the horns of artiodactyls, which have bone cores, are paired, and are located on the frontals.”
      “Salvaged doors and windows housed in new jambs set up contrasts between new and old.”
      “Lincoln's approach to popular sovereignty contrasts with that of another prominent Republican, William H. Seward.”
contraried
  1. simple past tense and past participle of contrary
contrarying
  1. present participle of contrary
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