oppose

Definitions


[əˈpəʊz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument
(e.g: a majority of the electorate opposed EC membership)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French opposer, from Latin opponere (see opponent), but influenced by Latin oppositus ‘set or placed against’ and Old French poser ‘to place’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries