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gainsay

verb (gainsays, gainsaid, gainsaying) (old use)

«gainsay» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To gainsay is to say that something is not true; to deny or argue against it. tree →
To gainsay someone is to refuse to agree with them. tree →

In the lessons

in old tales, a person who dares not contradict a powerful ruler

Examples

Nobody could gainsay the queen. tree →
He dared not gainsay his master. tree →
I cannot gainsay that the sky is blue. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «gainsay» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«gainsay» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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