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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

contraindicate en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌkɒntɹəˈɪndɪkeɪt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English indicate English contraindicate From contra- + indicate.

Meanings

  1. To make inadvisable; to warn against a specific medicine or treatment.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
contraindicated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
contraindicated Tense=Past lexicographic
contraindicating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
contraindicates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

noncontraindicated

Relateds

contraindication

Synonyms

advise against

Translations (8)

el αντενδείκνυμαι (to make inadvisable) · fi aiheuttaa kontraindikaatio (to make inadvisable) · nb kontraindisere (to make inadvisable) · es contraindicar (to make inadvisable) · pt contraindicar (to make inadvisable) · cmn 禁忌 (to make inadvisable) · fr contre-indiquer (to make inadvisable) · is mæla gegn (to make inadvisable)