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† propugn, v. Obs.|prəʊˈpjuːn|
[ad. L. prōpugn-āre to go forth to fight; to fight for, defend, f. prō, pro-1 + pugn-āre to fight.]
trans. To contend for; to defend, maintain, champion, vindicate (an opinion, doctrine, or the like). Hence † proˈpugning vbl. n. and ppl. a.
c1555Harpsfield Divorce Hen. VIII (Camden) 48 To stand stiffly..against our adversaries and to propugne our side. 1629Burton Truth's Triumph 218 Scriptures and Fathers were..so strongly propugned and maintained by Luther. 1633Prynne Histriomastix 722 To give a satisfactory answer to all their chiefe Play-propugning Objections. a1660Hammond (J.), For propugning of our faith. 1676G. Towerson Decalogue 95 Divinations which they..were highly concern'd to propugn as true. |