Opposit

Origin

From Middle English opposit, from Latin oppositus, perfect passive participle of oppōnō ("I oppose").

Full definition of opposit

Adjective

• 1906, Egbert P. Watson, The Engineer: With Which Is Incorporated Steam Engineer, Vol. 43 Chapter XXV—Elementary Principles of Alternating Currents, … direction of the surface of the wire, and in the opposit direction at the axis.
• 1920, George Starr White, Think; Side Lights, What Others Say, Clinical Cases, Etc Chapter , If a person has lost one tooth, the tooth opposit is of no use in mastication ...
• 1931, Joseph Bowden, Elements of the Theory of Intergers Chapter , Since every primary number represents some integer (§ 160), every primary number has its opposit.
• 1996, David F. Task, The War with Spain in 1898 Chapter , … passed the mouth of Papillion or Butter fly Creek 3 miles on the L. S. a large Sand bar opposit on that Side ...

Noun

Verb

1. to posit or assume as a contradictory; negative or deny