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oppose

verb
/əˈpəʊz/UK/əˈpoʊz/US

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”).

  1. derived from oppono
  2. derived from pono
  3. derived from ob
  4. derived from opposer
  5. inherited from opposen

Definitions

  1. To attempt to stop the progression of

    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.

  2. To object to.

    • Many religious leaders oppose cloning humans.

  3. To present or set up in opposition

    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.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To place in front of, or over against

      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.

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Derived

opposability, opposable, opposably, opposal, opposee, opposeless, opposure, reoppose

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at oppose. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at oppose. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at oppose

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA