gainsays
- present tense form of gainsay (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Yet a fluent, pacy new translation by Michael Hofmann gainsays that assumption, opening up the book for English-speakers.
From Economist ● Mar. 8, 2018
Neither Mr. Khan nor Ms. Mac Donald gainsays the historical connection between conservatism and religiosity.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2011
And whoso'er gainsays King Edward's right, By this I challenge him to single fight.
From King Henry VI, Part 3 by Shakespeare, William
The King gainsays thy wedding couch, and dowry justly bought By very blood, and for his throne an outland heir is sought.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
And whoso'er gainsays King Edward's right, By this I challenge him to single fight.
From King Henry VI, Part 3 by Shakespeare, William
