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Thesaurus: oppugn

To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to oppose; to resist.

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  1. v. t. To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to oppose; to resist.
  2. v. challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
  3. 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.
  4. 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 conceivedid oppugn the rights of Parliament. Clarendon.
  5. v challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of