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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 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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