oppugn

[ uh-pyoon ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to assail by criticism, argument, or action.

  2. to call in question; dispute.

Origin of oppugn

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin oppugnāre to oppose, attack, equivalent to op-op- + pugnāre to fight, derivative of pugnus fist; see pugilism

Other words from oppugn

  • op·pugn·er, noun
  • un·op·pugned, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for oppugn

oppugn

/ (əˈpjuːn) /


verb
  1. (tr) to call into question; dispute

Origin of oppugn

1
C15: from Latin oppugnāre, from ob- against + pugnāre to fight, from pugnus clenched fist; see pugnacious

Derived forms of oppugn

  • oppugner, noun

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