withspeak

Meaning

Verb

Origin

  • A borrowing from Middle English withspeken ("to speak against, contradict"), from Old English wiþsprecan ("to contradict, gainsay, revile"), equivalent to with- + speak. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wierspreeke, Dutch weerspreken, German widersprechen ("to contradict, gainsay").

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