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To oppose is to disapprove of or be against something.

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An example of oppose is when you do not want a new bill to pass.

See oppose in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb opposed, opposing

to set against; place opposite, in balance or contrast
to contend with in speech or action; resist; withstand

Origin: ME opposen < OFr opposer, altered (infl. by poser: see pose) < L opponere: see opponent

intransitive verb

to act in opposition

Related Forms:

opposer noun

See oppose in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb op·posed, op·pos·ing, op·pos·es

verb, transitive

To be in contention or conflict with: oppose the enemy force.
To be resistant to: opposes new ideas.
To place opposite in contrast or counterbalance.
To place so as to be opposite something else.

verb, intransitive

To act or be in opposition.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English opposen, to question, interrogate

Origin: , from Old French opposer

Origin: , alteration (influenced by poser, to place)

Origin: of Latin oppōnere, to oppose (ob-, against; see ob- + pōnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots)

Related Forms:

op·posˈer noun

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