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REPUGNS
Verb
repugns
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repugn
Source: Wiktionary
REPUGN
Re*pugn" (r-pn"), v. t. Etym: [F. répugner, L. repugnare, repugnatum; pref. re- + pugnare to fight. See Pugnacious.]
Definition: To fight against; to oppose; to resist. [R.] Stubbornly he did repugn the truth. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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