To gainsay is defined as to oppose, deny or say something is false.
(verb)An example of to gainsay is to go against a popular opinion.
See gainsay in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb gainsaid , gainsaying
Origin: ME geinseggen < gein- < OE gegn, against (see again) + secgan (see say)
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See gainsay in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb gain·said (-sādˈ, -sĕdˈ), gain·say·ing, gain·says (-sāzˈ, -sĕzˈ)
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Origin: Middle English gainsayen
Origin: : gain-, against (from Old English gegn-)
Origin: + sayen, to say (from Old English secgan; see say)
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