The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oppugning
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.
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oppugning
vb. (present participle of oppugn English)
Usage examples of "oppugning".
Among the most unhappy Circumstances to convict a Witch, one is a maligning and oppugning the Word, Work, or Worship of God, and by any extraordinary Sign seeking to seduce any from it, see Deu.