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Oppose

/əˈpəʊz/
To be against or stand against something or someone.

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Examples:

I am sorry that our interests are opposed.

Emma had not another word to oppose.

As the years went on, he opposed her less and less.

Etymology:

etymology
From Latin opponere, combining ob- (against) with ponere (to place), the word oppose suggests placing oneself against something.

Usage Statistics:

40 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
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