oppono

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Latin

Etymology

From ob- (against) +‎ pōnō (put).

Pronunciation

Verb

oppōnō (present infinitive oppōnere, perfect active opposuī, supine oppositum); third conjugation

  1. to set against
    Synonyms: obiectō, obiciō
  2. to oppose, object
    Synonyms: adversor, obversor, refrāgor, repugnō, restō, resistō, recūsō, officiō, subsistō, dīvertō, vetō, obstō

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • oppono”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • oppono”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • oppono in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to object, to adduce in contradiction: opponere alicui aliquid