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oppose: be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"; be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"; oppose with equal weight or force

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contravene collapse

polarize collapse: become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation; cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions; cause to vibrate in a definite pattern; "polarize light waves"

subtend collapse: be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry

militate collapse: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

work against collapse

disobey collapse: refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"

disaffirm collapse

stand still collapse: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

face down collapse

conterminous collapse: connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"

not admit collapse

own collapse: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

gainsay collapse

go against collapse

contrast with collapse

secede collapse: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"

pit against collapse

disavow collapse: refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

not accept collapse

concede collapse: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"; admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"; acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

liken collapse

intermeddle collapse

stand up to collapse

disprove collapse: prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

militate against collapse

oppugn collapse

duel collapse: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups); a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor; fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"

stand pat collapse: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief

strive against collapse

expostulate collapse: reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion

drop out collapse: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"; leave school or an educational program prematurely; "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"

contend with collapse

let be collapse

withstand collapse

antagonize collapse: provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"; act in opposition to

disapprove of collapse

meddle collapse: intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"

frown collapse: a facial expression of dislike or displeasure; look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

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