What does oppugn mean?
Definitions for oppugn
əˈpyunop·pugn
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Princeton's WordNet
question, oppugn, call into questionverb
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
"We must question your judgment in this matter"
Wiktionary
oppugnverb
To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To OPPUGNverb
To oppose; to attack; to resist.
Etymology: oppugno, Lat.
For the ecclesiastical laws of this land we are led by a great reason to observe, and ye be by no necessity bound to oppugn them. Richard Hooker, Pref.
They said the manner of their impeachment they could not but conceive did oppugn the rights of parliament. Clar.
If nothing can oppugn his love,
And virtue invious ways can prove,
What cannot he confide to do
That brings both love and virtue too? Hud. p. i.The ingredients reclude oppilations, mundify the blood, and oppugn putrefaction. Gideon Harvey.
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oppugn
Oppugn is a verb which means to question the truth or validity of something; to call into doubt or dispute; to argue against or oppose.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Oppugn
o-pūn′, v.t. to fight against, esp. by argument: to oppose: to resist.—n. Oppugn′er. [Fr.,—L. oppugnāre, to fight against—ob, against, pugna, a fight.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
oppugn
To fight against, whether in attack, resistance, or simple opposition; to attack; to oppose; to resist.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of oppugn in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of oppugn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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