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gain·say
(gān-sā′, gān′sā′)tr.v. gain·said (-sād′, -sĕd′), gain·say·ing, gain·says (-sāz′, -sĕz′)
1. To declare to be false; deny. See Synonyms at deny.
2. To oppose (someone), especially by contradiction: "She was going to fashion the end of her existence in her own way, and in this determination she would not be gainsaid" (Louis Auchincloss).
[Middle English gainsayen : gain-, against (from Old English gegn-) + sayen, to say (from Old English secgan; see say).]
gain·say′er n.
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gainsay
(ɡeɪnˈseɪ)vb, -says, -saying or -said
(tr) archaic or literary to deny (an allegation, a statement, etc); contradict
[C13 gainsaien, from gain- against + saien to say1]
gainˈsayer n
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gain•say
(ˈgeɪnˌseɪ, geɪnˈseɪ)v.t. -said, -say•ing.
1. to deny; dispute; contradict.
2. to speak or act against; oppose.
gain′say`er, n.
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gainsay
Past participle: gainsaid
Gerund: gainsaying
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| Verb | 1. | gainsay - take exception to; "She challenged his claims" call - challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact" call - challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that" |
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gainsay
verb deny, dispute, disagree with, contradict, contravene, rebut, controvert There was no-one to gainsay this assertion.
back, support, confirm, agree with
back, support, confirm, agree with
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gainsay
verbTo refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of:
Law: traverse.
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gainsay
[ˌgeɪnˈseɪ] (gainsaid (pt, pp)) VT (liter) → contradecir, negarit cannot be gainsaid → es innegable
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vt pret, ptp <gainsaid> → widersprechen (+dat); fact → (ab)leugnen, bestreiten; evidence, argument → widerlegen; it/the facts cannot be gainsaid → es lässt/die Tatsachen lassen sich nicht leugnen; there is no gainsaying his honesty → seine Ehrlichkeit lässt sich nicht leugnen
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[ˌgeɪnˈseɪ] (gainsaid (pt, pp)) [ˌgeɪnˈsɛd] vt (frm) (fact, argument) → contestare, negare; (person) → contraddireCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995