Withspeak

Origin

From Middle English withspeken ("to speak against, contradict"), from Old English wiþsprecan ("to contradict, gainsay, revile"), equivalent to - + speak. Cognate with German widersprechen ("to contradict, gainsay").

Full definition of withspeak

Verb

1. (transitive or intransitive) To contradict; speak against.
• 1984, Isaac Asimov, Science fiction magazine:''"Aren't you going to say something?" he said. "Like 'I withspeak myself?' That's a nice example of Germanic compounding."
2. To direct conversation or questions (to).
• 1957, Gardner Dozois, The Year's Best Science Fiction:the only time frame in which he could withspeak to the Spirit Ring