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withspeak

verb

Etymology

A revival of Middle English withspeken (“to speak against, contradict”), from Old English wiþsprecan (“to contradict, gainsay, revile”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþisprekan, equivalent to with- + speak. Cognate with Old Frisian withspreka (“to disagree”), Saterland Frisian wierspreeke (“to contradict”), West Frisian wjersprekke (“to contradict”), Dutch weerspreken (“to contradict”), German widersprechen (“to contradict, gainsay”).

  1. derived from *wiþisprekan✻
  2. derived from wiþsprecan — “to contradict, gainsay, revile”
  3. borrowed from withspeken — “to speak against, contradict”

Definitions

  1. To speak against

    To speak against; contradict.

    • How may I withspeak the hostile word or find an answer to my foes?
    • You withspeak yourself within two sentences.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA