01 v. t. To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
imp. & p. p.
Gainsaid; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gainsaying
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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.