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repugn

[ ri-pyoon ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to oppose or refute.


verb (used without object)

  1. Archaic. to resist.

repugn

/ rɪˈpjuːn /

verb

  1. archaic.
    to oppose or conflict (with)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of repugn1

1325–75; Middle English repugnen < Middle French repugner < Latin repugnāre to resist, equivalent to re- re- + pugnāre to fight
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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.'

Our mother and Louisa repugn at the idea of an Irish girl; and there are scarcely any others to be heard of.

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