OPPUGNED

Verb

oppugned

simple past tense and past participle of oppugn

Source: Wiktionary


OPPUGN

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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