oppose
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
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Definition of oppose
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
“to oppose the king in battle”
“to oppose a bill in Congress”
“There is still time to oppose this plan.”
“I am […] too weak / To oppose your cunning.”
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verb
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To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
“to oppose the king in battle”
“to oppose a bill in Congress”
“There is still time to oppose this plan.”
“I am […] too weak / To oppose your cunning.”
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To object to.
“Many religious leaders oppose cloning humans.”
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To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
“They are opposed to any form of hierarchy.”
“, Book I I may […] oppose my single opinion to his.”
“[T]hree walls had been left standing, with large intervals between each; and they would certainly oppose a most formidable interruption to an invader.”
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To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
“Her grace sat down […] / In a rich chair of state; opposing freely / The beauty of her person to the people.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English opposen, from Old French opposer, from Latin ob (“before, against”) + Medieval Latin pono (“to put”), taking the place of Latin opponere (“to oppose”).
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