repugn
[ ri-pyoon ]
/ rɪˈpyun /
verb (used with object)
to oppose or refute.
verb (used without object)
Archaic.
to resist.
Origin of repugn
1325–75; Middle English
repugnen < Middle French
repugner < Latin
repugnāre to resist, equivalent to
re-
re- +
pugnāre to fight
Words nearby repugn
republicanize,
republication,
republish,
repudiate,
repudiation,
repugn,
repugnance,
repugnant,
repulse,
repulsion,
repulsive
Example sentences from the Web for repugn
The Gospel appeared to repugn this proposition—'let them both grow unto the harvest.'
British Dictionary definitions for repugn
repugn
/ (rɪˈpjuːn) /
verb
archaic
to oppose or conflict (with)
Word Origin for repugn
C14: from Old French
repugner, from Latin
repugnāre to fight against, from
re- +
pugnāre to fight