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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Allodium :: Allodium (n.) Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to feud..
Little :: Little (a.) Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child..
Aftermost :: Aftermost (a. superl.) Hindmost; -- opposed to foremost.
Buy :: Buy (v. t.) To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase; -- opposed to sell..
Affirm :: Affirm (v. t.) To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny.
Pressor :: Pressor (a.) Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites the vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arteries and consequently an increase of the arterial blood pressure; -- opposed to depressor..
Particular :: Particular (a.) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject; as, a particular proposition; -- opposed to universal: e. g. (particular affirmative) Some men are wise; (particular negative) Some men are not wise..
Adversary :: Adversary (n.) One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.
Anaglyphical :: Anaglyphical (a.) Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work.
Concrete :: Concrete (a.) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; -- opposed to general. See Abstract, 3..
Spiritualization :: Spirituality (n.) An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality..
Front :: Front (v. t.) To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church..
Sinister :: Sinister (a.) On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right..
Abhorrent :: Abhorrent (a.) Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts..
Dilatability :: Dilatability (n.) The quality of being dilatable, or admitting expansion; -- opposed to contractibility..
Aerial :: Aerial (a.) Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aerial rootlets, aerial plants..
Opposed :: Opposed (imp. & p. p.) of Oppos.
Diallel :: Diallel (a.) Meeting and intersecting, as lines; not parallel; -- opposed to parallel..
Adelocodonic :: Adelocodonic (a.) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; -- opposed to phanerocodonic..
Foible :: Foible (n.) The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point; -- opposed to forte.
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