"undersay" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈseɪ/ Forms: undersays [present, singular, third-person], undersaying [participle, present], undersaid [participle, past], undersaid [past]
Etymology: under- + say Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|say}} under- + say Head templates: {{en-verb|undersays|undersaying|undersaid}} undersay (third-person singular simple present undersays, present participle undersaying, simple past and past participle undersaid)
  1. (obsolete) To say by way of derogation or contradiction. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-undersay-en-verb-4o96YLrK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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