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noun
1.
a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.
2.
something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle, contest, special effort, etc.: Space exploration offers a challenge to humankind.
3.
a call to fight, as a battle, a duel, etc.
4.
a demand to explain, justify, etc.: a challenge to the treasurer to itemize expenditures.
5.
EXPANDdifficulty in a job or undertaking that is stimulating to one engaged in it.
6.
Military. the demand of a sentry for identification or a countersign.
7.
Law. a formal objection to the qualifications of a particular juror, to his or her serving, or to the legality of an entire jury. Compare peremptory challenge.
8.
the assertion that a vote is invalid or that a voter is not legally qualified.
9.
Biology. the process of inducing or assessing physiological or immunological activity by exposing an organism to a specific substance.
10.
COLLAPSEHunting. the crying of a hound on finding a scent.
verb (used with object)
11.
to summon to a contest of skill, strength, etc.
12.
to take exception to; call in question: to challenge the wisdom of a procedure.
13.
to demand as something due or rightful.
14.
Military. to halt and demand identification or countersign from.
15.
EXPANDLaw. to take formal exception to (a juror or jury).
16.
to have a claim to; invite; arouse; stimulate: a matter which challenges attention.
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to assert that (a vote) is invalid.
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to assert that (a voter) is not qualified to vote.
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to expose an organism to a specific substance in order to assess its physiological or immunological activity.
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COLLAPSEArchaic. to lay claim to.
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Challengeable
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
verb (used without object)
21.
to make or issue a challenge.
22.
Hunting. (of hounds) to cry or give tongue on picking up the scent.
adjective
23.
donated or given by a private, corporate, or government benefactor on condition that the recipient raise an additional specified amount from the public: a challenge grant.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English chalenge < Old French, variant of chalonge < Latin calumnia calumny
1175–1225; Middle English chalenge < Old French, variant of chalonge < Latin calumnia calumny
Related forms
chal·lenge·a·ble, adjective
pre·chal·lenge, verb (used with object), -lenged, -leng·ing.
re·chal·lenge, verb (used with object), -lenged, -leng·ing.
un·chal·lenge·a·ble, adjective
un·chal·lenge·a·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
11. dare, bid, invite. 12. question, impute, doubt.
11. dare, bid, invite. 12. question, impute, doubt.
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Word Origin & History
challenge
1292, from O.Fr. chalenge "accusation, claim, dispute," from L. calumnia "trickery" (see calumny). Accusatory connotations died out 17c. Meaning "a calling to fight" is from 1530. Challenged as a euphemism for "disabled" dates from 1985.
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