different between withstand vs oppugn

English

Etymology

From Middle English withstanden, from Old English wiþstandan, equivalent to with- (“against”) +? stand. Compare Dutch weerstaan (“to withstand, repel”), German widerstehen (“to withstand, resist, defy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w?ð?stænd/, /w???stænd/
• Rhymes: -ænd
• Hyphenation: with?stand

Verb

withstand (third-person singular simple present withstands, present participle withstanding, simple past and past participle withstood)

1. (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
2. To oppose (something) forcefully.

Derived terms

• withstander

Related terms

• notwithstanding
• withstanding

Translations

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??pju?n/
• Rhymes: -u?n

Verb

oppugn (third-person singular simple present oppugns, present participle oppugning, simple past and past participle oppugned)

1. (transitive, rare) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
   • 1761 Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume III, page 180, London: R. and J. Dodsley.

     It is for the same reason, that is, because 'tis all comprehended in Slawkenbergius, that I say nothing likewise of Scroderus (Andrea) who all the world knows, set himself to oppugn Prignitz with great violence, ---- proving it in his own way, first logically, and then by a series of stubborn facts

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• impugn
• pugnacious
• repugnant

Anagrams

• pop gun, popgun