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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|};
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[Verb] | "oppugns"
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 "
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[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 "
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[ "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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[ "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.
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