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Array and Oppose

noun

  • An orderly arrangement.
    • usage: "an array of troops in battle order"
  • An impressive display.
    • usage: "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall"
  • Especially fine or decorative clothing.
  • An arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics.

verb

  • Lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line.
    • usage: "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"
  • Align oneself with a group or a way of thinking.

verb

  • Be against; express opposition to.
    • usage: "We oppose the ban on abortion"
  • Fight against or resist strongly.
    • usage: "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it"
  • Contrast with equal weight or force.
  • Set into opposition or rivalry.
    • usage: "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"
  • Act against or in opposition to.
    • usage: "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
  • Be resistant to.
    • usage: "The board opposed his motion"