oppose

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈpəʊz/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈpoʊz/, [ʔəpʰoʊːz̥] Rhymes: -əʊz Hyphenation: op‧pose === Verb === oppose (third-person singular simple present opposes, present participle opposing, simple past and past participle opposed) To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against. Synonyms: confront, withstand, resist, hinder, obstruct, buck, react To object to. Synonyms: take issue with, speak out, contest, repugn, argue To present or set up in opposition; to pose. , Book I I may […] oppose my single opinion to his. To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== be against, fight (against), check, bar, block, prevent, take on, counter, contest, resist, confront, face, combat, defy, thwart, contradict, withstand, stand up to, hinder, struggle against, obstruct, fly in the face of, take issue with, be hostile to, counterattack, speak out against, be in opposition to, be in defiance of, strive against, set one's face against, take a stand, make a stand against, dispute ==== Antonyms ==== support ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== opponent opposer opposite opposition ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “oppose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “oppose”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “oppose”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === oppoes == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === oppose inflection of opposer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Verb === oppose third-person singular past historic of opporre