Repugn

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Repugn \Re*pugn"\ (r?-p?n"), v. t. [F. r['e]pugner, L.
     repugnare, repugnatum; pref. re- + pugnare to fight. See
     {Pugnacious}.]
     To fight against; to oppose; to resist. [R.]
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           Stubbornly he did repugn the truth.      --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  repugn
       v : to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
           "They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: {contest},
            {contend}]