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OPPUGN
question, oppugn, call into question
(verb) challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; “We must question your judgment in this matter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
oppugn (third-person singular simple present oppugns, present participle oppugning, simple past and past participle oppugned)
(transitive, rare) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
Anagrams
• pop gun, popgun
Source: Wiktionary
Op*pugn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppugned; p pr. & vb. n. Oppugning.] Etym: [OF. oppugner, L. oppugnare; ob (see Ob-) + pugnare to fight. See Impugn.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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