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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Oppugn \Op*pugn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppugned; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Oppugning.] [OF. oppugner, L. oppugnare; ob (see Ob-)
     + pugnare to fight. See Impugn.]
     To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to
     oppose; to resist.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They said the manner of their impeachment they could
           not but conceive did oppugn the rights of Parliament.
                                                    --Clarendon.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Oppugn \Op*pugn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppugned; p pr. & vb.
     n. Oppugning.] [OF. oppugner, L. oppugnare; ob (see Ob-)
     + pugnare to fight. See Impugn.]
     To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to
     oppose; to resist.
  
           They said the manner of their impeachment they could
           not but conceive did oppugn the rights of Parliament.
                                                    --Clarendon.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  oppugn
       v : challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must
           question your judgment in this matter" [syn: question,
           call into question]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  oppugn
     vb.
     (lb en transitive rare) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to
  challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  oppugn
     vb.
     (lb en transitive rare) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to
  challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  oppugn
     vb.
     (lb en transitive rare) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to
  challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  oppugn
     vb.
     (lb en transitive rare) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to
  challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  oppugn /ˈɒpʌn/ 
  vyvracet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  oppugn /ˈɒpʌn/ 
  bojovat

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  oppugn /ˈɒpʌn/
  1. karşı koymak, tenkitle hücum etmek.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "oppugn":
     antagonize, battle, be antipathetic, be at cross-purposes,
     be contrary to, be inimical, be opposed to, beat against, belie,
     call into question, challenge, clash, collide, conflict,
     conflict with, confute, contest, contradict, contrapose,
     contrast with, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract,
     counterattack, counterbalance, countercheck, counterpoise,
     counterpose, countervail, counterwork, cross, deny, fight, gainsay,
     go against, go counter to, interfere with, juxtapose in opposition,
     lock horns, meet head-on, militate against, negate, offset, oppose,
     play at cross-purposes, rebut, reject, resist, run against,
     run counter to, set off, swim upstream, traverse, tug, war,
     work against
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 责难,反驳,质疑;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 责难,反驳,质疑

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