Definition of: oppose

(ə·pōz′) v. ·posed, ·pos·ing v.t.
1. To act or be in opposition to; resist; combat; fight.
2. To set in opposition or contrast: to oppose love to hatred.
3. To place before or in front.
—v.i.
4. To act or be in opposition. [<OF opposer, oposer <L ob- against + OF poser. See POSE¹.]
—op·pos′er noun Synonyms: check, combat, confront, contradict, contravene, defy, face, object, obstruct, oppugn, resist, withstand. See CONTEND, CONTRAST, DISPUTE, HINDER¹, OBSTRUCT, REPEL. Antonyms: see synonyms for AID.