oppugn
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op·pugn
(ə-pyūn') 
tr.v., -pugned, -pugn·ing, -pugns.
To oppose, contradict, or call into question.
tr.v., -pugned, -pugn·ing, -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.]
oppugner op·pugn'er n.Roget's Thesaurus:
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oppugn
verb
- To refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of: contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, negative. Law traverse. See affirm/deny/argue.
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categories related to 'oppugn'
- Opposition, Disagreement, and Attack - oppugn: (vb) assail by criticism; dispute
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