gainsay

  • 11gainsay — [[t]ge͟ɪnse͟ɪ[/t]] gainsays, gainsaying, gainsaid VERB: with brd neg If there is no gainsaying something, it is true or obvious and everyone would agree with it. [FORMAL] [V n] However much people have criticised her style and some of her… …

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  • 12gainsay — verb past tense and past participle gainsaid (transitive usually in negatives) formal to say that something is not true, or to disagree with someone: It may be very difficult to gainsay the claim …

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  • 13gainsay — verb, formal it was difficult to gainsay his claim Syn: deny, dispute, disagree with, argue with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, challenge, oppose, contest, counter, controvert, rebut Ant: confirm …

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  • 14gainsay — transitive verb (gainsaid; gainsaying; gainsays) Etymology: Middle English gainsayen, from gain against (from Old English gēan ) + sayen to say more at again Date: 14th century 1. to declare to be untrue or invalid 2. contradict, oppose Synonyms …

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  • 15gainsay — gainsayer, n. /gayn say , gayn say /, v.t., gainsaid, gainsaying. 1. to deny, dispute, or contradict. 2. to speak or act against; oppose. [1250 1300; ME gainsaien. See AGAIN, SAY1] * * * …

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  • 16gainsay — verb To contradict; to deny, refute; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid. Know then that in the time of the Great Rebellion (the history of which by the learned …

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  • 17gainsay — Synonyms and related words: abjure, assert the contrary, be contrary to, belie, call into question, challenge, combat, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, cross, deny, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disown, disprove,… …

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  • 18gainsay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. contradict (see negation). Ant., confirm. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To deny] Syn. disclaim, refute, repudiate; see deny . 2. [To contradict] Syn. disagree, dispute, controvert; see oppose 1 . See… …

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  • 19gainsay — sb. == contradiction. Ps. lxxix. 7 …

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  • 20gainsay — gain·say || ‚geɪn seɪ n. denial; refusal; objection v. deny; dispute, contradict …

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