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oppugn

[ uh-pyoon ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
to call in question; dispute.

oppugn

/ əˈpjuːn /

verb

tr to call into question; dispute

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Derived Forms

opˈpugner, noun

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Other Words From

op·pugner noun
unop·pugned adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of oppugn¹

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of oppugn¹

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

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