contraindicate Syllabification: (con·tra·in·di·cate)Pronunciation: /ˌkäntrəˈindəˌkāt/Definition of contraindicate verb [with object] (usually be contraindicated) Medicine (of a condition or circumstance) suggest or indicate that (a particular technique or drug) should not be used in the case in question. Derivatives contraindicationPronunciation: /-ˌindəˈkāSHən/ noun contraindicate in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of contraindicate in the British & World English dictionary