repugn
[ ri-pyoon ]
verb (used with object)
to oppose or refute.
verb (used without object)
Archaic. to resist.
Origin of repugn
11325–75; Middle English repugnen<Middle French repugner<Latin repugnāre to resist, equivalent to re-re- + pugnāre to fight
Words Nearby repugn
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How to use repugn in a sentence
The Gospel appeared to repugn this proposition—'let them both grow unto the harvest.'
Our mother and Louisa repugn at the idea of an Irish girl; and there are scarcely any others to be heard of.
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British Dictionary definitions for repugn
repugn
/ (rɪˈpjuːn) /
verb
archaic to oppose or conflict (with)
Origin of repugn
1C14: from Old French repugner, from Latin repugnāre to fight against, from re- + pugnāre to fight
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