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Definition of gainsay verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

gainsay

verb

NAmE//ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ//

, NAmE//ˈɡeɪnseɪ//

gainsay something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they gainsay

he / she / it gainsays

past simple gainsaid

-ing form gainsaying

(often used in negative sentences) to say that something is not true; to disagree with or deny something synonym deny Nobody can gainsay his claims.

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