Oppugn Definition
ə-pyo͝on
oppugns
verb
To oppose with argument; criticize adversely; call in question.
Webster's New World
Origin of Oppugn
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Middle English oppugnen from Latin oppugnāre to attack ob- against ob– pugnāre to fight with the fist peuk- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French oppugner Latin oppugno (“fight against, to attack, assail, assault, storm, besiege, war with")
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