"contraindicate" meaning in English

See contraindicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌkɒntɹəˈɪndɪkeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-contraindicate.wav [US] Forms: contraindicates [present, singular, third-person], contraindicating [participle, present], contraindicated [participle, past], contraindicated [past]
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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|contra-|indicate|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "with", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "beside", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "here", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱe", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱóm", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kom", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kom-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-teros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*komteros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*komterād", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "contrā", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "contra-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "indicate", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "contraindicate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="contraindicate"> From contra- + indicate. Head templates: {{en-verb}} contraindicate (third-person singular simple present contraindicates, present participle contraindicating, simple past and past participle contraindicated)
  1. (medicine) To make inadvisable; to warn against a specific medicine or treatment. Derived forms: noncontraindicated Related terms: contraindication Translations (to make inadvisable): 禁忌 (jìnjì) (Chinese Mandarin), aiheuttaa kontraindikaatio (Finnish), contre-indiquer (French), αντενδείκνυμαι (antendeíknymai) (Greek), mæla gegn (Icelandic), kontraindisere (Norwegian Bokmål), contraindicar (Portuguese), contraindicar (Spanish)

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