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gainsay
/AmE ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ , BrE ɡeɪnˈseɪ /
transitive verb
(past tense, past participle gainsaid /ɡeɪnˈseɪd, ɡeɪnˈsed/)
(formal) usually negative ‹argument/assertion› refutar (formal)
there is no gainsaying the fact that he lied es innegable que mintió
there is no gainsaying her talent es innegable or indiscutible que tiene talento