dic-, dict- +

1. Condictio, or from Roman Law, a formal claim for something.
2. This term is used in the civil law in the same sense as action.

Condictio certi, is an action for the recovery of a certain thing; condictio incerti, is an action given for the recovery of an uncertain thing.

1. A description of something that will be done, or will happen, only if and when another thing is done or happens.
2. Describing a clause, conjunction, verb form, or sentence, that expresses a condition or a limitation; for example, "If it rains, we are not going for the walk."
3. True only for some values of one or more variables in a mathematical equation.
4. A description of a convergent series of numbers that becomes a divergent series when its terms are converted to their absolute values.

1. Subject to a condition; for example, "We accepted their offer conditionally."
2. Referring to an offer or agreement that depends on something else being done first.

1. To affirm the contrary of; to declare untrue or erroneous; to deny categorically.
2. To deny the words or statement of (a person).
3. Of a statement, action, etc.: to be contrary to in effect, character, etc.; to be directly opposed to; to go counter to, go against.

1. Characterized by asserting or expressing the opposite of a statement which was made previously.
2. Descriptive of being contrary to or being inconsistent with.
3. That which can be argued against; such as, the truth or correctness of someone's statement or claim about something.

1. The action of speaking against or in opposition to (an action, proposal, etc.); gainsaying; opposition.
2. The action of contradicting or declaring to be untrue or erroneous; affirming the contrary; assertion of the direct opposite; denial.
3. A state or condition of opposition in things compared; variance; inconsistency, contrariety.
4. A statement or phrase which is self-contradictory on the face of it; more fully, a contradiction in terms.

1. Having the quality or character of contradicting; denying that a thing stated is completely true.
2. Inconsistent in itself; containing elements opposed to each other.
3. The opposite, the contrary.

1. To indicate the inadvisability of something; for example, a medical treatment.
2. To make a treatment or procedure inadvisable because of a particular condition or circumstance.

For examples, certain medications are contraindicated during pregnancy because of the danger they pose to the fetus.

1. The inadvisability of something that was indicated; such as, a medical treatment.
2. Something that has been made inadvisable or to be warned against a specific medicine or treatment.

A condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable and, as such, a contraindication may be absolute or relative:
1. An absolute contraindication is a situation that makes a particular treatment or procedure absolutely inadvisable. 2. A relative contraindication is a condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure somewhat inadvisable but does not rule it out.

A reference to the inadvisability of having a certain medical treatment.

1. To give up earnestly, seriously, or wholly, to a particular person or specific purpose; to assign or appropriate; to devote.
2. To inscribe or address (a book, engraving, piece of music, etc.) to a patron or friend, as a compliment, mark of honor, regard, or affection.
3. To devote or throw open to the use of the public (a highway or other open space).
4. To open formally to the public; to inaugurate, to make public.
5. Etymology: from de-, "utterly, completely" and dicare, "to proclaim, to tell, to say".

1. The giving up or devoting (of oneself, one's time, labor, etc.) to the service of a person or to the pursuit of a purpose.
2. The dedicating of a book, etc.; the form of words in which a writing, engraving, etc., is dedicated to some person.
3. The action of dedicating (a highway, etc.) to public use.
4. An act or process of setting something aside for a particular purpose; especially, in a ceremony that achieves this.

1. The quality of being devoted or committed to something.
2. Referring to a short printed text at the beginning of a written or musical work associating it with someone esteemed by the author.
3. Pertaining to a piece of music played or requested as a tribute, especially on the radio.
4. An act of setting something aside for a purpose, often in a special ceremony.

A trademark for a small hand-held tape recorder used for dictation.