oppugn (redirected from oppugns)

op·pugn  (-pyn)

tr.v. op·pugned, op·pugn·ing, op·pugns

To oppose, contradict, or call into question.

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[Middle English oppugnen, from Latin oppugnre, to attack : ob-, against; see ob- + pugnre, to fight with the fist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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op·pugner n.

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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" call into question, question challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"