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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Oppose \Op*pose"\, 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  opposed
       adj 1: in opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.); "an opposing
              vote" [syn: {opposing}]
       2: being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly
          opposed schools of thought" [ant: {unopposed}]

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