Definition of WITHSAY

withsay

Verb

  • To speak against someone or something.
  • To contradict or deny.
  • To speak against someone or something.
  • To gainsay, to oppose in speech (and by extension writing).
  • To speak against someone or something.
  • To forbid, to refuse to allow, give, or permit.
  • To speak against someone or something.
  • To decline, to refuse to do or accept.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English withseien, from Old English wiþseċġan (“to speak against; to denounce, renounce, or deny”), corresponding to with- + say. Cognate with Old Saxon witharseggian (“to object”), Low German wedderseggen (“to renounce”), German widersagen (“to renounce”), Dutch wederzeggen and weerzeggen.

Synonyms

gainsay, withspeak

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