Definition of oppugns Oppugns
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What does oppugns mean?
Part of speech
🔤- oppugns, verb, present, 3rd person singular of oppugn (infinitive).
WordNet
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| oppugn - challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" | ||
| question, call into question | ||
| challenge raise a formal objection in a court of law | ||
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Wiktionary 
- oppugn (Verb)
To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- oppugn (v. t.)
To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to oppose; to resist.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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 DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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oppugn
To fight against, whether in attack, resistance, or simple opposition; to attack; to oppose; to resist.
Part of speech
🔤- oppugn, verb, present, 1st person singular of oppugn (infinitive).
- oppugn, verb (infinitive).
