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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Gainsay \Gain`say"\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Gainsaid (? or ?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gainsaying.] [OE.
geinseien, ageinseien. See Again, and Say to utter.]
To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
[1913 Webster]
I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
--Luke xxi.
15.
[1913 Webster]
The just gods gainsay
That any drop thou borrow'dst from thy mother,
My sacred aunt, should by my mortal sword
Be drained. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Gainsay \Gain`say"\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Gainsaid (? or ?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gainsaying.] [OE.
geinseien, ageinseien. See Again, and Say to utter.]
To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
--Luke xxi.
15.
The just gods gainsay That any drop thou borrow'dst
from thy mother, My sacred aunt, should by my mortal
sword Be drained. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
gainsay
v : take exception to; "She challenged his claims" [syn: challenge,
dispute]
[also: gainsaid]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gainsay
vb.
(lb en transitive formal) To say something in contradiction to.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
gainsay
vb.
(lb en transitive formal) To say something in contradiction to.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
gainsay
vb.
(lb en transitive formal) To say something in contradiction to.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
gainsay
vb.
(lb en transitive formal) To say something in contradiction to.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gainsay
Englanti vb.
kieltää
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gainsay
Engelska vb.
(tagg transitivt formellt språk=en) säga emot
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Gainsay /ɡˈeɪnseɪ/
التناقض
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
gainsay //ɡeɪnˈseɪ// //ˈɡeɪnˌseɪ//
отричам, противореча
to contradict something said
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
gainsay /ɡˈeɪnseɪ/
namítat
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
gainsay /ɡˈeɪnseɪ/
popřít
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
gainsay /ɡˈeɪnseɪ/ (gainsaid /ɡˈeɪnsɛd/ <>, gainsaid /ɡˈeɪnsɛd/ <>)
etw. leugnen, abstreiten, bestreiten
see: gainsaying, gainsaid, gainsays, gainsaid
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
gainsay //ɡeɪnˈseɪ// //ˈɡeɪnˌseɪ//
kiistää
to contradict something said
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
gainsay /ɡˈeɪnseɪ/
1. ईन्कार~करना
"There is no gainsay that he is a good player."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
gainsay /ɡˈeɪnseɪ/
poricati, proturječiti
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
gainsay //ɡeɪnˈseɪ// //ˈɡeɪnˌseɪ//
motsi
to contradict something said
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
gainsay //ɡeɪnˈseɪ// //ˈɡeɪnˌseɪ//
bestrida, förneka, motsäga
to contradict something said
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
gainsay /ɡˈeɪnseɪ/
1. (said) inkâr etmek, reddetmek
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈɡeɪnˌseɪ/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
46 Moby Thesaurus words for "gainsay":
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, dispute, fight, forswear,
impugn, join issue upon, negate, negative, not accept, not admit,
nullify, oppose, oppugn, rebut, recant, refuse to admit, refute,
reject, renounce, repudiate, resist, retract, revoke, take back,
take issue with, traverse, withstand
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 否定,反驳;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n.
v. 否认,否定;反对,反驳
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