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oppugnenUK
op·pugn O0099500 (ə-pyo͞on′)tr.v. op·pugned, op·pugn·ing, op·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; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
op·pugn′er n.oppugn (əˈpjuːn) vb (tr) to call into question; dispute[C15: from Latin oppugnāre, from ob- against + pugnāre to fight, from pugnus clenched fist; see pugnacious] opˈpugner nop•pugn (əˈpyun)
v.t. 1. to assail, esp. by criticism. 2. to call in question; dispute. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin oppugnāre to oppose, attack] op•pugn′er, n. oppugn
Past participle: oppugned
Gerund: oppugning
| Present |
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| I oppugn | | you oppugn | | he/she/it oppugns | | we oppugn | | you oppugn | | they oppugn |
| Preterite |
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| I oppugned | | you oppugned | | he/she/it oppugned | | we oppugned | | you oppugned | | they oppugned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am oppugning | | you are oppugning | | he/she/it is oppugning | | we are oppugning | | you are oppugning | | they are oppugning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have oppugned | | you have oppugned | | he/she/it has oppugned | | we have oppugned | | you have oppugned | | they have oppugned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was oppugning | | you were oppugning | | he/she/it was oppugning | | we were oppugning | | you were oppugning | | they were oppugning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had oppugned | | you had oppugned | | he/she/it had oppugned | | we had oppugned | | you had oppugned | | they had oppugned |
| Future |
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| I will oppugn | | you will oppugn | | he/she/it will oppugn | | we will oppugn | | you will oppugn | | they will oppugn |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have oppugned | | you will have oppugned | | he/she/it will have oppugned | | we will have oppugned | | you will have oppugned | | they will have oppugned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be oppugning | | you will be oppugning | | he/she/it will be oppugning | | we will be oppugning | | you will be oppugning | | they will be oppugning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been oppugning | | you have been oppugning | | he/she/it has been oppugning | | we have been oppugning | | you have been oppugning | | they have been oppugning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been oppugning | | you will have been oppugning | | he/she/it will have been oppugning | | we will have been oppugning | | you will have been oppugning | | they will have been oppugning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been oppugning | | you had been oppugning | | he/she/it had been oppugning | | we had been oppugning | | you had been oppugning | | they had been oppugning |
| Conditional |
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| I would oppugn | | you would oppugn | | he/she/it would oppugn | | we would oppugn | | you would oppugn | | they would oppugn |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have oppugned | | you would have oppugned | | he/she/it would have oppugned | | we would have oppugned | | you would have oppugned | | they would have oppugned |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | oppugn - challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter"call into question, questionchallenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" |
oppugnverbTo refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of:contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, negative.Law: traverse.
oppugnenUK
Related to oppugn: succumb, impugnSynonyms for oppugnverb to refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth ofSynonyms- contradict
- contravene
- controvert
- deny
- disaffirm
- gainsay
- negate
- negative
- traverse
Synonyms for oppugnverb challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety ofSynonyms- call into question
- question
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