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Gainsay:
1. to deny, dispute, or contradict.
2: to speak or act against; oppose.

From: http:/dictionary.reference.com/browse/gainsay

No one ventured to gainsay the missionary, whose excited tone contrasted curiously with his naturally calm visage.

From: Around the World in 80 Days, by Jules Verne

Read the sentence in context at: http://www.classicreader.com/book/96/27/

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