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单词 repugn
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repugn

[ ri-pyoon ]
/ rɪˈpyun /

verb (used with object)

to oppose or refute.

verb (used without object)

Archaic. to resist.

Origin of repugn

1325–75; Middle English repugnen<Middle French repugner<Latin repugnāre to resist, equivalent to re-re- + pugnāre to fight

Words nearby repugn

Republic of South Africa, Republic of Yemen, republish, repudiate, repudiation, repugn, repugnance, repugnant, repulse, repulsion, repulsive
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Example sentences from the Web for repugn

  • The Gospel appeared to repugn this proposition—'let them both grow unto the harvest.'

    The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland|John Knox

British Dictionary definitions for repugn

repugn
/ (rɪˈpjuːn) /

verb

archaic to oppose or conflict (with)

Word Origin for repugn

C14: from Old French repugner, from Latin repugnāre to fight against, from re- + pugnāre to fight
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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