oppugn
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op·pugn
(ə-pyo͞on′)tr.v. op·pugned, op·pugn·ing, op·pugns
To oppose, contradict, or call into question.
[Middle English oppugnen, from Latin oppugnāre, to attack : ob-, against; see ob- + pugnāre, to fight with the fist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
op·pugn′er n.
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oppugn
(əˈpjuːn)vb
(tr) to call into question; dispute
[C15: from Latin oppugnāre, from ob- against + pugnāre to fight, from pugnus clenched fist; see pugnacious]
opˈpugner n
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op•pugn
(əˈpyun)v.t.
1. to assail, esp. by criticism.
2. to call in question; dispute.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin oppugnāre to oppose, attack]
op•pugn′er, n.
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oppugn
Past participle: oppugned
Gerund: oppugning
| Imperative |
|---|
| oppugn |
| oppugn |
| Present |
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| I oppugn |
| you oppugn |
| he/she/it oppugns |
| we oppugn |
| you oppugn |
| they oppugn |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I oppugned |
| you oppugned |
| he/she/it oppugned |
| we oppugned |
| you oppugned |
| they oppugned |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am oppugning |
| you are oppugning |
| he/she/it is oppugning |
| we are oppugning |
| you are oppugning |
| they are oppugning |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have oppugned |
| you have oppugned |
| he/she/it has oppugned |
| we have oppugned |
| you have oppugned |
| they have oppugned |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was oppugning |
| you were oppugning |
| he/she/it was oppugning |
| we were oppugning |
| you were oppugning |
| they were oppugning |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had oppugned |
| you had oppugned |
| he/she/it had oppugned |
| we had oppugned |
| you had oppugned |
| they had oppugned |
| Future |
|---|
| I will oppugn |
| you will oppugn |
| he/she/it will oppugn |
| we will oppugn |
| you will oppugn |
| they will oppugn |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have oppugned |
| you will have oppugned |
| he/she/it will have oppugned |
| we will have oppugned |
| you will have oppugned |
| they will have oppugned |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be oppugning |
| you will be oppugning |
| he/she/it will be oppugning |
| we will be oppugning |
| you will be oppugning |
| they will be oppugning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been oppugning |
| you have been oppugning |
| he/she/it has been oppugning |
| we have been oppugning |
| you have been oppugning |
| they have been oppugning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been oppugning |
| you will have been oppugning |
| he/she/it will have been oppugning |
| we will have been oppugning |
| you will have been oppugning |
| they will have been oppugning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been oppugning |
| you had been oppugning |
| he/she/it had been oppugning |
| we had been oppugning |
| you had been oppugning |
| they had been oppugning |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would oppugn |
| you would oppugn |
| he/she/it would oppugn |
| we would oppugn |
| you would oppugn |
| they would oppugn |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have oppugned |
| you would have oppugned |
| he/she/it would have oppugned |
| we would have oppugned |
| you would have oppugned |
| they would have oppugned |
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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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oppugn
verbTo refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of:
Law: traverse.
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