gainsay

US /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
UK /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
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1.

ontkennen, tegenspreken

deny or contradict (a fact or statement)

:
The evidence was too strong to gainsay.
Het bewijs was te sterk om te ontkennen.
No one could gainsay her claim to the inheritance.
Niemand kon haar aanspraak op de erfenis tegenspreken.
2.

tegenspreken, bestrijden

speak against or oppose (someone)

:
It was useless to gainsay him, as he was determined to go.
Het was nutteloos om hem te tegenspreken, want hij was vastbesloten om te gaan.
She was too polite to gainsay her elders.
Ze was te beleefd om haar ouderen te tegenspreken.