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Meaning of oppose

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  oppose
      v 1: be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on
           abortion"
      2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would
         oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: {fight}, {oppose},
         {fight back}, {fight down}, {defend}]
      3: contrast with equal weight or force [syn: {oppose},
         {counterbalance}]
      4: set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best
         athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the
         Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against
         each other" [syn: {pit}, {oppose}, {match}, {play off}]
      5: act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to
         everything I say" [syn: {react}, {oppose}]
      6: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" [syn:
         {oppose}, {controvert}, {contradict}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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