op·pugn ( -py n )tr.v. op·pugned, op·pugn·ing, op·pugns To oppose, contradict, or call into question. [Middle English oppugnen, from Latin oppugn  re, to attack : ob-, against; see ob- + pugnre, to fight with the fist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]op·pugn er n. |
oppugn [əˈpjuːn]
vb
(tr) to call into question; dispute
[from Latin oppugnāre, from ob- against + pugnāre to fight, from pugnus clenched fist; see pugnacious]
oppugner n
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| Verb | 1. | oppugn - challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" |
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