contrastare

Meaning

  1. (archaic, intransitive) to oppose, to impede, to hinder
  2. (intransitive) to quarrel, to argue, to fight
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) to disagree, to clash
  4. (intransitive) to fight
  5. (transitive) to oppose, to impede, to hinder

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
con‧tra‧stà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kon.trasˈta.re/
Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin contrāstāre (“to oppose”), derived from Classical Latin contrā (“against”) + stō (“to stand”).

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