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[Verb] | "gain*say" | \ ˌgān-ˈsā \
1: to declare to be untrue or invalid
2: contradict, oppose
Origin: 14th century ;
Middle English yein seyen, gein-seyen "to speak in opposition to, deny," from yein-, gein- "away, back, against, in opposition to" (going back to Old English gēan- "in opposition to," or marking returning or reciprocal action, going back to Germanic *gagna-) + seyen "to {see: |say:1|say:1}" {mat|again|};
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[Verb] | "gainsaying"
1: to declare not to be true;
* e.g., " ... it can't be gainsaid that most people wish they had more time and money "
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2: to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another);
* e.g., " ... repeatedly tried to gainsay me, though every point I made was backed up by facts "
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(2) - { gainsay } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Verb] | "gainsay"
1: to declare not to be true;
* e.g., " ... it can't be gainsaid that most people wish they had more time and money "
Synonyms :
deny,
2: to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another);
* e.g., " ... repeatedly tried to gainsay me, though every point I made was backed up by facts "
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[ "gainsay" ]
1: Deny or contradict a statement or fact
* e.g., ... None could gainsay him though the results of his tests were conclusive.
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[ "gainsay" ]
1: to deny, dispute, or contradict.
* e.g., ... there is no gainsaying his skill as a negotiator
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[ "Gainsay" ]
1: To deny; to declare false
* e.g., ... The defense tried every trick to gainsay the evidence, but in the end, three witnesses, DNA evidence and a video were overwhelming and could not be contradicted.
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