gainsay in Latin
gainsay in Latin is adversor, contrādīcō, refrāgor — gainsay means to speak against something, or deny that it is true.
gainsay in Latin
adversor
(transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.
contrādīcō
(transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.
refrāgor
(transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.
What does "gainsay" mean?
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verb To speak against something, or deny that it is true.
"And there was something childlike about Griffith, too, even in his Matlock days, as a deceptively sharp 'simple country lawyer,' a big-kid boyishness that did not mask his intelligence or gainsay his authority."
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- And there was something childlike about Griffith, too, even in his Matlock days, as a deceptively sharp 'simple country lawyer,' a big-kid boyishness that did not mask his intelligence or gainsay his authority.
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What is "gainsay" in Latin?
"gainsay" in Latin is adversor, contrādīcō, refrāgor. gainsay means: To speak against something, or deny that it is true.
Are there other ways to say "gainsay" in Latin?
Yes — Latin has 3 translations listed for "gainsay": adversor, contrādīcō, refrāgor.
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