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Oppugn

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To oppose, contradict, or call into question.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to oppose; to resist.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To fight against; oppose; resist.

To attack; oppose, as by argument; make an assault upon.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

Word Usage

"As for those places of Scripture which oppugn it, they will have spoken ad captum vulgi, and if rightly understood, and favourably interpreted, not at all against it; and as Otho Gasman, Astrol. cap."

Verb Form

oppugned oppugning oppugns

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

challenge

Form

oppugned oppugning

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

attack oppose resist impugn