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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BACK
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
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