Definition of oppose

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Oppose (n.) To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize..

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Transpadane :: Transpadane (a.) Lying or being on the further side of the river Po with reference to Rome, that is, on the north side; -- opposed to cispadane..
Late :: Late (a.) After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to early..
Lenity :: Lenity (n.) The state or quality of being lenient; mildness of temper or disposition; gentleness of treatment; softness; tenderness; clemency; -- opposed to severity and rigor.
Thither :: Thither (adv.) To that place; -- opposed to hither.
Aftermost :: Aftermost (a. superl.) Hindmost; -- opposed to foremost.
Residence :: Residence (n.) The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence.
Antimagistrical :: Antimagistrical (a.) Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates.
Endogamy :: Endogamy (n.) Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; -- opposed to exogamy.
Conservative :: Conservative (a.) Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions; opposed to change or innovation.
Fissipedia :: Fissipedia (n. pl.) A division of the Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, and bears, in which the feet are not webbed; -- opposed to Pinnipedia..
Professional :: Professional (a.) Engaged in by professionals; as, a professional race; -- opposed to amateur..
Necessary :: Necessary (a.) Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; -- opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed..
Object :: Object (v. t.) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
Augmentative :: Augmentative (n.) A word which expresses with augmented force the idea or the properties of the term from which it is derived; as, dullard, one very dull. Opposed to diminutive..
Tail :: Tail (n.) Hence, the back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything, -- as opposed to the head, or the superior part..
Reoppose :: Reoppose (v. t.) To oppose again.
Antichristian :: Antichristian (a.) Opposed to the Christian religion.
Hind :: Hind (a.) In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession..
Proterandrous :: Proterandrous (a.) Having the stamens come to maturity before the pistil; -- opposed to proterogynous.
Deictic :: Deictic (a.) Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative..
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