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Webster 1913 Edition

Repugn

Re-pugn′

(r?-p?n′)
,
Verb.
T.
[F.
répugner
, L.
repugnare
,
repugnatum
; pref.
re-
+
pugnare
to fight. See
Pugnacious
.]
To fight against; to oppose; to resist.
[R.]
Stubbornly he did
repugn
the truth.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Repugn

REPUGN

,
Noun.
repu'ne. [L. repugno; re and pugno.
To oppose; to resist. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

repugn

repugn

English

Verb

repugn ‎(third-person singular simple present repugns, present participle repugning, simple past and past participle repugned)

  1. (archaic) To oppose or resist

Quotations

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Derived terms

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Etymology

Latin repugno.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːn

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