oppugn
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verb (used with object)
1.
to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
2.
to call in question; dispute.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to call into question; dispute | |
| [C15: from Latin oppugnāre, from ob- against + pugnāre to fight, from pugnus clenched fist; see | |
| op'pugner | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
oppugn
mid-15c., from L. oppugnare to fight against, from ob- toward, against + pugnare to fight (see pugnacious).
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It is without delay available to oppugn acne with unconfined drying in the excoriate.
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