oppugn
verb (used with object)
to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
oppugner
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a word derived from
oppugn.
Example Sentences
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Now the burden of the proof lies with the oppugner, not with the supporters of the common belief.
From Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Now the burthen of the proof lies with the oppugner, not with the supporters of the common belief.
From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Edmund David Jones
Dennis, the fiercest oppugner of puns in ancient or modern times, professes himself highly tickled with the "a stick" chiming to "ecclesiastic."
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb
