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repugn definition

re·pugn (ri pyo̵̅o̅n′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Now Rare to oppose or resist

Etymology: ME repugnen < MFr repugner < L repugnare < re-, back + pugnare, to fight: see pugnacious

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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