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Gainsay

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Verb

1. challenge, dispute, gainsay

take exception to

Example Sentences:
'She challenged his claims'

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Gainsay

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verb -says, -saying or -said
(transitive) archaic or literary
to deny (an allegation, a statement, etc); contradict

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Gainsay

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˌgainˈsaid (ˌgeɪnˈsɛd ; gānˌsedˈ) or ˌgainˈsaying
1. 
to deny
2. 
to contradict
3. 
to speak or act against; oppose
noun
4. 
a gainsaying

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Gainsay

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tr.v. gain·said (-sād, -sĕd), gain·say·ing, gain·says (-sāz, -sĕz)
1. To declare to be false; deny. See Synonyms at deny.
2. To oppose (someone), especially by contradiction: "She was going to fashion the end of her existence in her own way, and in this determination she would not be gainsaid" (Louis Auchincloss).

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