opposit, v.
(əˈpɒzɪt)
Also 7 opposite.
[f. L. opposit-, ppl. stem of oppōnĕre: see oppone.]
† 1. trans. To oppose, resist. Obs. rare— 1.
| 1657 J. Sergeant Schism Dispach't 607 To think they were separated from the Church for oppositing those more rigorous pretences. |
2. Metaph. To posit as a contradictory. rare.
| 1881 Adamson Fichte 159 If there is to be op-positing at all, that which is opposed to A can only be Not-A... It only becomes plain from much later developments of the system, what is the precise nature of the act of oppositing or negating. |