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    [Verb]  | "op*pugn" | \ ə-ˈpyün \


    1: to fight against

    2: to call into question


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English oppugnen, opugnen "to attack, repudiate," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French oppugner "to attack, assault, attack the truth of," borrowed from Latin oppugnāre "to attack, assault, oppose in speech or action," from ob- {see: |ob-|ob-} + pugnāre "to fight" {mat|pungent|};

    [Verb]  | "oppugn" 


    1: to demand proof of the truth or rightness of;


      * e.g., " ... had the temerity to oppugn the merits of a study in a discipline that he knows nothing about "





    2: to strive to reduce or eliminate;


      * e.g., " ... guardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left "





     [ "oppugn" ]

    1: A verb defined as to "assail by criticism, argument or action" (dictionary.com). It is also used as a synonym of the word "dispute." to argue against something.

      * e.g.,  ... The media has substantiated enough footage to oppugn Hillary Clinton's claims about being in danger upon her arrival on her 1996 trip to Bosnia. 

     [ "Oppugnance" ]

    1: The state of attacking someone whether mentally or physically.

      * e.g.,  ... Why does she always want to hurt me? She is always in a state of oppugnance with me. 

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