gainsay
verb (used with object)
to deny, dispute, or contradict.
has gainsaid
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present perfectof gainsay (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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So we cannot give might to justice, because might has gainsaid justice, and has declared that it is she herself who is just.
From Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal
