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Oppugn vs Obstruct - What's the difference?

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Oppugn is a related term of obstruct.


As verbs the difference between oppugn and obstruct

is that oppugn is (rare) to contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement while obstruct is to block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle see synonyms at block.

oppugn

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (rare) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
  • * 1761 (Laurence Sterne), , volume III, page 180, London: R. and J. Dodsley.
  • *:It is for the same reason, that is, because 'tis all comprehended in Slawkenbergius, that I say nothing likewise of Scroderus (Andrea) who all the world knows, set himself to oppugn Prignitz with great violence, ---- proving it in his own way, first logically, and then by a series of stubborn facts

    • Related terms

    * impugn * pugnacious * repugnant

    Derived terms

    * oppugnable * oppugnancy * oppugnant * oppugner

    Anagrams

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    obstruct

    English

    Verb

  • To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.
  • To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress.
  • To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

    • Synonyms

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