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| gain·say [ gayn sáy, gáyn sày ] (past and past participle gain·said [ gayn sáyd, gáyn sàyd, gayn séd ], present participle gain·say·ing, 3rd person present singular gain·says [ gayn sáyz, gáyn sàyz, gayn séz ]) |
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1. deny something: to say that something is false
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2. contradict somebody or something: to oppose or contradict somebody
  I won't gainsay you.
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| [14th century. < Old English gegn "against" < Germanic] |
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| gain·say·er noun |
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