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   gainsay

   /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/

   verb

   • 1. deny or contradict (a fact or statement): formal "the impact of the railways cannot be gainsaid"
   • ▪ speak against or oppose (someone): formal "none could gainsay her"

   Word Origin Middle English: from obsolete gain- ‘against’ + say.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gainsayer noun

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   What does gainsaying mean?

   • GAINSA'Y, v.t. Eng. against. To contradict; to oppose in words; to deny or declare not to be true what another says; to controvert; to dispute; applied to persons, or to propositions, declarations or facts. I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Luke.21. GAINSA'YING, ppr.

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   What does “gainsay” mean?

   • As used in line 55, "gainsay" is best interpretedto mean deny deplore articulate reiterate (E) emphasize 26. Answer A The word “gainsay” in context is best interpreted as something that was impossible to deny (A). Impossible to deplore is the opposite of the way it is used here (B).

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   Where does the word gainsay come from?

   • It should help to know that the gain part comes to us from the Old English word gēan-, meaning “against” or “in opposition to.” In Middle English, gēan- was joined to seyen (“to say”) to form gein-seyen, which led to the modern word gainsay. So when you see gainsay, think “to say against”—that is, “to deny” or “to contradict.”

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   What if there is no gainsaying?

   • If there is no gainsaying something, it is true or obvious and everyone would agree with it. Who could possibly gainsay such a judgment? [VERB noun] There is no gainsaying the fact that they have been responsible for a truly great building. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

   GAINSAY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Gainsay means to deny or contradict something that someone has said or done. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of this verb from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Gainsay is a formal verb that means to refuse to accept something as the truth. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and contrast it with irony.

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   Gainsay means to deny, dispute, or contradict something that is true or obvious. Learn how to use this archaic or literary verb in sentences and see synonyms and word origin.

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   Gainsay definition: to deny, dispute, or contradict.. See examples of GAINSAY used in a sentence.

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   Gainsay, a verb, means "contradict" or "speak out against." When you challenge authority, you gainsay, as in teachers don't like it when unruly students gainsay them.

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   Gainsay means to refuse to accept something as the truth. Learn how to use this formal verb in sentences, and find synonyms and related words in the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Gainsay means to deny or contradict something. Find the origin, usage, and examples of this archaic or literary verb, as well as its synonyms and translations in Spanish.