See Also: oppugn(dictionary)

oppugn (iou)



oppugn verb. LME.
[Latin oppugnare, formed as OB- + pugnare fight.]
verb trans. Fight against, attack, assault. LME-M19.
verb trans. Assail or oppose with words, action, etc.; esp. call into question, dispute the truth or validity of (a statement, belief, etc.). E16.
W. Prynne Such of those Tenets which haue beene constantly oppugned, repelled, disclaimed.
b. verb trans. Of a thing: conflict with, run counter to. Now rare. L16.
c. verb intrans. Fight, contend. L16.
verb trans. Oppose (a statement, argument, etc.) to another; maintain in opposition. L18-M19.
oppugnable adjective (rare) L19.
oppugnate verb trans. & intrans. (rare) = OPPUGN M18-E19.
oppug'nation noun (now rare) [Latin oppugnatio(n-)] the action of oppugning M16.
oppugner noun M16.