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oppugning

oppugning is the present participle and gerund of oppugn.

Meaning of oppugn

Verb

oppugn (third-person singular simple present oppugns, present participle oppugning, simple past and past participle oppugned)

  1. (rare, transitive) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
    • If nothing can oppugne love,
      And virtue invious ways can prove,
      What may not he confide to do
      That brings both love and virtue too?1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...

Questions about oppugning

What is oppugning the present participle and gerund of?
Oppugning is the present participle and gerund of oppugn.

Words near oppugning in the dictionary

  1. oppugnations
  2. oppugned
  3. oppugner
  4. oppugners
  5. oppugneth
  6. oppugning
  7. oppugns
  8. oppurtunity
  9. oppy
  10. oppy.
  11. OPQRST

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