What does "gainsaid" mean?

simple past and past participle of gainsay

What is a synonym for "gainsaid"?

Common synonyms include: challenge, dispute, abjure, assert the contrary, be contrary to, belie.

Gainsaid

verb

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Verb

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simple past and past participle of gainsay form-of, participle, past

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challenge dispute abjure assert the contrary be contrary to belie

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"Know then that in the time of the Great Rebellion this Manor of Baskerville was held by Hugo of that name, nor can it be gainsaid that he was a most wild, profane, and godless man."

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