oppugn v : challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" [syn: question, call into question]

English

Verb

1. transitive rare To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.

   ''"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" - Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy'', volume III, page 180, London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1761.

Synonyms

• impugn

antagonize, battle, be antipathetic, be at cross-purposes, be contrary to, be inimical, be opposed to, beat against, belie, call into question, challenge, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confute, contest, contradict, contrapose, contrast with, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, counterattack, counterbalance, countercheck, counterpoise, counterpose, countervail, counterwork, cross, deny, fight, gainsay, go against, go counter to, interfere with, juxtapose in opposition, lock horns, meet head-on, militate against, negate, offset, oppose, play at cross-purposes, rebut, reject, resist, run against, run counter to, set off, swim upstream, traverse, tug, war, work against