Новый большой англо-русский словарь - gainsay
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gainsay
1. книж. противоречие 2. отрицать these facts cannot be gainsaid —- эти факты не опровергнешь there is no gainsaying his ability —- он способный человек - ничего не скажешь there is no gainsaying his honesty —- его честность не подлежит сомнению, ему нельзя отказать в честности 3. книж. противоречить, возражать I dare not gainsay him —- я не осмеливаюсь противоречить ему there is no gainsaying him —- он не терпит возражений; ему не возразишь
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2.
v.tr. (past and past part. gainsaid) archaic or literary deny, contradict. Derivatives gainsayer n. Etymology: ME f. obs. gain- against f. ON gegn straight f. Gmc + SAY ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
transitive verb (gainsaid; ~ing; ~s) Etymology: Middle English ~en, from gain- against (from Old English gean-) + sayen to say — more at again Date: 14th century 1. to declare to be untrue or invalid 2. contradict, oppose Synonyms: see deny • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
(gainsays, gainsaying, gainsaid) If there is no gainsaying something, it is true or obvious and everyone would agree with it. (FORMAL) There is no gainsaying the fact that they have been responsible for a truly great building. = deny VERB: with brd-neg, V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ v past tense and past participle gainsaid T usually in negatives) formal to say that something is not true, or to disagree with someone (It may be very difficult to gainsay the claim.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- early 14c., lit. "say against," from O.E. gegn- "against" + say. "Solitary survival of a once common prefix" [Weekley]. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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