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verb (used with object)
1.
to oppose or refute.
verb (used without object)
2.
Archaic. to resist.
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Repugn
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English repugnen < Middle French repugner < Latin repugnāre to resist, equivalent to re- re- + pugnāre to fight
1325–75; Middle English repugnen < Middle French repugner < Latin repugnāre to resist, equivalent to re- re- + pugnāre to fight
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