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oppugn aw-PYOON verb to resist; to challenge; to oppose; to question legitimacy 1805HudibrasIf nothing can oppugn love, | And virtue invious ways can prove, | What may he not confide to do | That brings both love and virtue too?1817Biographia LiterariaBut in promiscuous company no prudent man will oppugn the merits of a contemporary in his own supposed department; contenting himself with praising in his turn those whom he deems excellent.Labels: Samuel Butler, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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