oppose : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: oppose	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for oppose
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oppose v be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion" fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" Synonym(s): fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend contrast with equal weight or force Synonym(s): oppose, counterbalance 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" Synonym(s): pit, oppose, match, play off act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" Synonym(s): react, oppose be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" Synonym(s): oppose, controvert, contradict
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oppose \Oppose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Opposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Opposing}.] [F. opposer. See {Ob-}, {Pose}, and cf.2d {Appose}, {Puzzle}, n. Cf.L. opponere, oppositum.] 1. To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit. Her grace sat down . . . In a rich chair of state; opposing freely The beauty of her person to the people. --Shak. 2. To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically. I may . . . oppose* my single opinion to his. --Locke. 3. To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress. 4. To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize. I am . . . too weak To oppose your cunning. --Shak. Syn: To combat; withstand; contradict; deny; gainsay; oppugn; contravene; check; obstruct.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oppose \Op*pose"\, v. i. 1. To be set opposite. --Shak. 2. To act adversely or in opposition; -- with against or to; as, a servant opposed against the act. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. To make objection or opposition in controversy.