GAINSTRIVE

Etymology

Verb

gainstrive (third-person singular simple present gainstrives, present participle gainstriving, simple past gainstrove or gainstrived, past participle gainstriven or gainstrived)

(obsolete, transitive) To strive against; to resist, oppose. [16th century]

(obsolete, intransitive) To resist; to fight back. [16th century]

Source: Wiktionary


Gain"strive`, v. t. & i. Etym: [See Again, and Strive.]

Definition: To strive or struggle against; to withstand. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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