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repugn
[ ri-pyoon ]
verb (used with object)
- to oppose or refute.
verb (used without object)
- Archaic. to resist.
repugn
/ rɪˈpjuːn /
verb
- archaic.to oppose or conflict (with)
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of repugn1
C14: from Old French repugner , from Latin repugnāre to fight against, from re- + pugnāre to fight
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Example Sentences
The Gospel appeared to repugn this proposition—'let them both grow unto the harvest.'
From Project Gutenberg
Our mother and Louisa repugn at the idea of an Irish girl; and there are scarcely any others to be heard of.
From Project Gutenberg
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