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- verb transitive or intransitive To
contradict ;speak against. - verb transitive or intransitive To
gainsay ;renounce .
Etymologies
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From Middle English withspeken ("to speak against, contradict"), from Old English wiþsprecan ("to contradict, gainsay, revile"), equivalent to with- + speak. Cognate with German widersprechen ("to contradict, gainsay").
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