# oppose

Pronunciation: say "uh-POHZ" US /əˈpoʊz/, UK /əˈpəʊz/

## Verb

1. To try to stop the progress of something, or to resist and struggle against it, whether physically or through argument.
   - Simple: To try to stop something or to fight against it.
   - _Activist groups oppose the pipeline at every stage, filing lawsuits and organizing blockades._
   - _Firefighters opposed the advancing flames with controlled burns along the ridge._
2. To object to something; to express disagreement with or disapproval of it.
   - Simple: To say that you do not agree with something.
   - _Several board members oppose the proposed merger._
   - _The senator has opposed the measure since it was first introduced._
3. To present or set up against something else, as a contrast or a counter.
   - Simple: To put one idea or thing up against another to show how they are different.
   - _Philosophers often oppose appearance to reality._
   - _The novel opposes the noise of the city to the quiet of the village._
4. To place in front of or directly facing something; to set opposite or present to view.
   - Simple: To put something directly in front of another thing, so the two face each other.
   - _Museum staff oppose the two portraits on facing walls so visitors can compare them._
   - _He opposed his palm to the cold glass of the window._

## Origin

From Middle English 'opposen', from Old French 'opposer', from Latin 'ob' ('before, against') plus Medieval Latin 'pono' ('to put'), taking the place of Latin 'opponere' ('to oppose').

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/oppose (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).