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gain·say       [geyn-sey, geyn-sey] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -said, -say·ing.
1.to deny, dispute, or contradict.
2.to speak or act against; oppose.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME gainsaien. See again, say1]

—Related forms
gainsayer, noun
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gain·say       (gān-sā', gān'sā')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   gain·said (-sād', -sěd'), gain·say·ing, gain·says (-sāz', -sěz')
  1. To declare false; deny. See Synonyms at deny.
  2. To oppose, especially by contradiction.


[Middle English gainsayen : gain-, against (from Old English gegn-) + sayen, to say (from Old English secgan; see say).]

gain·say'er n.
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