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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REPUGN

From Old French repugner, from Latin repugnāre to fight against, from re- + pugnāre to fight.
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PRONUNCIATION OF REPUGN

repugn  [rɪˈpjuːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPUGN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Repugn is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb repugn in English.

WHAT DOES REPUGN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of repugn in the English dictionary

The definition of repugn in the dictionary is to oppose or conflict.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REPUGN

PRESENT

Present
I repugn
you repugn
he/she/it repugns
we repugn
you repugn
they repugn
Present continuous
I am repugning
you are repugning
he/she/it is repugning
we are repugning
you are repugning
they are repugning
Present perfect
I have repugned
you have repugned
he/she/it has repugned
we have repugned
you have repugned
they have repugned
Present perfect continuous
I have been repugning
you have been repugning
he/she/it has been repugning
we have been repugning
you have been repugning
they have been repugning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I repugned
you repugned
he/she/it repugned
we repugned
you repugned
they repugned
Past continuous
I was repugning
you were repugning
he/she/it was repugning
we were repugning
you were repugning
they were repugning
Past perfect
I had repugned
you had repugned
he/she/it had repugned
we had repugned
you had repugned
they had repugned
Past perfect continuous
I had been repugning
you had been repugning
he/she/it had been repugning
we had been repugning
you had been repugning
they had been repugning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will repugn
you will repugn
he/she/it will repugn
we will repugn
you will repugn
they will repugn
Future continuous
I will be repugning
you will be repugning
he/she/it will be repugning
we will be repugning
you will be repugning
they will be repugning
Future perfect
I will have repugned
you will have repugned
he/she/it will have repugned
we will have repugned
you will have repugned
they will have repugned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been repugning
you will have been repugning
he/she/it will have been repugning
we will have been repugning
you will have been repugning
they will have been repugning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would repugn
you would repugn
he/she/it would repugn
we would repugn
you would repugn
they would repugn
Conditional continuous
I would be repugning
you would be repugning
he/she/it would be repugning
we would be repugning
you would be repugning
they would be repugning
Conditional perfect
I would have repugn
you would have repugn
he/she/it would have repugn
we would have repugn
you would have repugn
they would have repugn
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been repugning
you would have been repugning
he/she/it would have been repugning
we would have been repugning
you would have been repugning
they would have been repugning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you repugn
we let´s repugn
you repugn
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to repugn
Past participle
repugned
Present Participle
repugning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REPUGN


attune
əˈtjuːn
autoimmune
ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn
autotune
ˈɔːtəʊˌtjuːn
choon
tjuːn
commune
kəˈmjuːn
detune
diːˈtjuːn
dune
djuːn
expugn
ɪkˈspjuːn
immune
ɪˈmjuːn
impugn
ɪmˈpjuːn
lacune
ləˈkjuːn
Neptune
ˈnɛptjuːn
opportune
ˈɒpəˌtjuːn
oppugn
əˈpjuːn
picayune
ˌpɪkəˈjuːn
retune
riːˈtjuːn
rough-hewn
ˌrʌfˈhjuːn
tribune
ˈtrɪbjuːn
triune
ˈtraɪjuːn
tune
tjuːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REPUGN

republicanize
republication
republish
republisher
repudiable
repudiate
repudiation
repudiationist
repudiative
repudiator
repugnance
repugnancy
repugnant
repugnantly
repulp
repulse
repulser
repulsion
repulsive
repulsively

WORDS THAT END LIKE REPUGN

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gn
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Synonyms and antonyms of repugn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «repugn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REPUGN

Find out the translation of repugn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of repugn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «repugn» in English.

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生厌
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Translator English - Spanish

repugn
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repugn
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repugn
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Repugn
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repugn
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repugn
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Repugn
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repugn
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Translator English - Tamil

repugn
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प्रतिकूल
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repugn
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Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Ukrainian

repugn
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Translator English - Greek

Απεχθάνομαι
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

repugn
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

repugn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of repugn

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REPUGN»

The term «repugn» is used very little and occupies the 161.590 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REPUGN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about repugn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPUGN»

Discover the use of repugn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to repugn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from ...
... This fellow here, with envious carping tongue, Upbraided me about the rose I wear ; Saying — the sanguine colour of the leaves Did represent my master's blushing cheeks, When stubbornly he did repugn the truth,4 About a certain question ...
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, 1805
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Discussions on philosophy and literature, education and ...
3-6 Ifa >~ Ani Repugn. bi. cr. Contrar. hi. or. 3—vii Ifa — Ina 3—vii Integr. un. 3-8 Ifa -- Ini 3—8 Res. & Int. un. iv—v Ifi -_- Ana Repugn. hi. di. Contrar. bi. di. iv—6 Iii __ Ani iv-6, 6—iv Res. 6: Int. un. iv-vii Ifi - Ina iv_vii, vii—iv Res. 61 Int. un. iv—S ...
Sir William Hamilton, 1853
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Prolepsis and Ennoia in the Early Stoa
Plutarch, St. repugn. 1041e-1042a 208 2. Plutarch, St. repugn. 1051e-1052a 209 3. Plutarch, St. repugn. 1052b 210 4. Plutarch, St. repugn. 1052e 210 5. Plutarch, Comm. not. 1058f 211 6. Plutarch, Comm. not. 1059b-c 211 7. Plutarch, Comm.
Henry Dyson, 2009
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Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Geschichte und ...
ple, VON ARNIM, suggested that the source for 'De Stoic. repugn.' was an Academic polemic by Clitomachus.19 Even F. H. SANDBACH who allowed for Plutarch's access to Chrysippus' 'Physical Questions', doubted that he read other works ...
‎1972
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The Socratic Movement
My thesis that Zeno's agenda in his Republic is anti-Platonic is not a novelty: Plutarch reports that Zeno "wrote in reply to Plato's Republic" (De Stoic, repugn. 1o34e-f = SVF 1.26o); there is clear evidence that the early Stoics gave close ...
Paul A. Vander Waerdt, 1994
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King Henry IV, part 2. Henry V. King Henry VI, part 1. King ...
When stubbornly they did repugn the truth,4 About a certain question in the law, Argu'd betwixt the duke of York and him; With other vile and ignominious terms : In confutation of which rude reproach, And in defence of my lord's worthiness, ...
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Edmond Malone, 1826
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King Henry VI, part 1. King Henry VI, part 2
... This fellow here, with envious carping tongue, Upbraided me about the rose I wear; Saying-the sanguine colour of the leaves Did represent my masier's blushing cheeks, When stubbornly he did repugn the truth,6 About a certain question in ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1803
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The plays ¬of ¬William ¬Shakspeare: In 21 volumes : with ...
... the sea from England into France, This fellow here, with envious can-ping' tongue, Upbraided me about the rose I wear; Saying-the sanguine colour of the leaves Did represent my mafie-r's blushing cheeks, When fiubbornly he did repugn ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1803
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, in Sixteen ...
... with envious carping tongue, Upbraided me about the rose I- wear; Saying-the sanguine colour of the leaves Did represent my master's blushing cheeks, When stubbdrnly he did repugn the truth 3, About acertain question in the law, Argu'd ...
William Shakespeare, 1794
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Plays
... 1 8 Saying-the sanguine colour of the leaves AN Did represent my master's blushing cheeks. a A When stubbornly he did repugn the truth," A A' 'r - , U. ' I X rong whereof you both, a a 7 >-\ - About acertain question in the law, A, -, Is' ' Argwd ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, Georges Steevens, 1793

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPUGN»

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'Austin Chronicle' Adult Spelling Bee
Runner-up David Millard gave him a run for his free beer, confidently spelling several entirely made-up-sounding words, only to falter at "repugn." Millard had ... «Austin Chronicle, May 14»

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