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oppugn, v.|əˈpjuːn|
Also 6 oppung, opponge, 7 opugn.
[ad. L. oppugnāre to fight against, attack, assail, besiege, f. ob- (ob- 1 b) + pugnāre to fight. Cf. obs. F. oppugner (16th c. in Godef.).]
†1. trans. To fight against, attack, assail, assault, besiege. Obs.
1432–50tr. Higden (Rolls) III. 269 Furius Camillus oppugnede the walles in an oþer parte of the cite. 1563–87Foxe A. & M. (1596) 220/2 This Town of Achon..as it was mightilie oppugned by the Christians, so it was stronglie defended by the Saracens. 1597Beard Theatre God's Judgem. (1612) 174 He was induced..to oppugne the Emperor Henry by armes. 1643Prynne Sov. Power Parl. iii. 3 The Parliament..may not onely lawfully resist, but oppugne, suppresse all Forces raised against it. 1860Mrs. Browning Italy & World xii, That nation still is predominant Whose pulse beats quickest in zeal to oppugn or Succour another, in wrong or want.
†b. To withstand, resist (attack). Obs. rare—1.
1636Heywood Lucrece iii. iv. Wks. 1874 V. 205 The walles made to oppugne Hostile incursions.
2. fig. To assail or oppose actively by speech, writing, action, or influence of any kind; esp. to call in question (a state of things), controvert (a statement, belief, or the like).
1529More Dyaloge iv. ix. 107 b/1 That wolde..so enemyously blaspheme and oppugne y⊇ chyrch of Cryst. 1549Coverdale, etc. Erasm. Par. 2 John 53 He doeth wittynglye throughe malyce opponge them, whome God woulde well vnto. 1596Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. x. 414 Ȝe wald in ane and the same crime oppung the Maiestie of God, and my authoritie. 1634T. Johnson Parey's Chirurg. xxvi. xx. (1678) 641 The simple medicine alone, hath not strength enough to oppugn the disease. a1683Sidney Disc. Govt. i. §5 (1704) 10 He that oppugns the publick Liberty, overthrows his own. a1734North Lives (1826) II. 54 Then and afterwards he openly oppugned Popery. 1817Coleridge Biog. Lit. iii. (1882) 26 In promiscuous company no prudent man will oppugn the merits of a contemporary in his own supposed department. 1882Knowledge No. 16. 334 Inviting the officials whose judgment was oppugned to say whether they were mistaken.
b. Of things: To be opposed to, come in conflict with, run counter to. Now rare.
1584R. Scot Discov. Witchcr. xvi. viii. (1886) 408 Certeine parts thereof..doo not directlie oppugne my purpose. 1615in Buccleuch MSS. (Hist. MSS. Comm.) I. 169 A contract so..unjust, as nothing doth more oppugn the Law of Nature. c1670Hobbes Dial. Com. Laws 62 When Law and Conscience, or Law and Equity seem to oppugne one another, the written Law should be preferr'd.
c. intr. and absol. To fight, contend, oppose.
1591Troub. Raigne K. John ii. (1611) 81 Vnworthy man..That do'st oppugne against thy mother Church. 1616R. C. Times Whistle 3 Every one..can doe nothing if the prohibition Of the Almighty doe oppugne. 1714Macky Journ. thro' Eng. (1724) I. viii. 142 A Youth..before he can be a Batchelor of Arts..must publickly oppugn for several Days.
†3. trans. To prevail upon, win over. Obs. rare—1.
1596Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. iv. 213 The King of Peychtes..sum of the Peychtes he oppugnes for money, quha figurand thame selfes Britonis, walde..throuch deceit put doun Constantine King of Britannie.
†4. To oppose (a statement, argument, or the like) to another; to maintain in opposition. Obs.
1781C. Johnston Hist. J. Juniper I. 126 To this opinion it is oppugned with equal verisimilitude, that [etc.]. 1849Tait's Mag. XVI. 296/1 Lord Kaimes thinks it sufficient to oppugn that musical proportions and those of architecture are addressed to different senses.
Hence oˈppugning vbl. n., attacking, assailing.
1535[see oppugner]. 1611Coryat Crudities 460 Martin Luthers oppugning of the venale indulgences. 1654Earl of Monmouth tr. Bentivoglio's Warrs Flanders 183 Trenches may easily be made, or any thing else which the necessity of oppugning requires. |
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