gainsay
31gainsaying — gainsayˈing noun • • • Main Entry: ↑gainsay …
32gainsayer — gainsay ► VERB (past and past part. gainsaid) formal ▪ deny or contradict; speak against. DERIVATIVES gainsayer noun. ORIGIN from obsolete gain against + SAY(Cf. ↑sayer) …
33deny — deny, gainsay, contradict, negative, traverse, impugn, contravene are comparable as meaning, when they refer to an act, to declare something untrue, untenable, or unworthy of consideration or, when they refer to a condition, to go counter to what …
34deny — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. contradict, negate; refuse, withhold; doubt, reject; oppose, protest; renounce, doom. See negation, refusal, rejection. Ant., acknowledge, admit. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contradict, dispute,… …
35deny — transitive verb (denied; denying) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French deneier, denier, from Latin denegare, from de + negare to deny more at negate Date: 14th century 1. to declare untrue < deny an allegation > 2. to re …
36contradict — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. gainsay, deny, belie, controvert, refute, disprove, overthrow; dispute, dissent. See negation. Ant., confirm, accept. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To oppose] Syn. differ, call in question, confront; see… …
37ἀντιλεκτέα — ἀντιλεκτέον one must gainsay neut nom/voc/acc pl ἀντιλεκτέᾱ , ἀντιλεκτέον one must gainsay fem nom/voc/acc dual ἀντιλεκτέᾱ , ἀντιλεκτέον one must gainsay fem nom/voc sg (attic doric aeolic) ἀντιλεκτέος neut nom/voc/acc pl …
38contradict — contradictable, adj. contradicter, contradictor, n. /kon treuh dikt /, v.t. 1. to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically. 2. to speak contrary to the assertions of: to contradict oneself. 3. (of an action or event) to …
39contest — con·test 1 /kən test/ vt: to dispute or challenge through legal procedures contest a will con·test 2 / kän ˌtest/ n: a challenge brought through formal or legal procedures boundary controversies or other contest s between states Felix… …
40dispute — dis·pute 1 /di spyüt/ vb dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing vi: to engage in a dispute disputing with management over contract terms vt: to engage in a dispute over disputing the correct application of the contract provision; esp: to oppose by argume …
