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oppugn

op·pugn

UK/əˈpjuːn/ uncommon rare

verb

1.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

  • “We must question your judgment in this matter”
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Origin

From Middle French oppugner Latin oppugno (“fight against, to attack, assail, assault, storm, besiege, war with”).

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