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im⋅pugn
[im-pyoon]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon. |
| 2. | Archaic. to assail (a person) by words or arguments; vilify. |
| 3. | Obsolete. to attack (a person) physically. |
Origin:
1325–75; ME impugnen < MF impugner < L impugnāre to attack, equiv. to im- im- 1 + pugnāre to fight, deriv. of pugnus fist; see pugnacious
1325–75; ME impugnen < MF impugner < L impugnāre to attack, equiv. to im- im- 1 + pugnāre to fight, deriv. of pugnus fist; see pugnacious

Related forms:
im⋅pugn⋅a⋅ble, adjective
im⋅pugn⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
im⋅pugn⋅er, noun
im⋅pugn⋅ment, noun
Synonyms:
1. attack, asperse, malign, criticize, censure.
1. attack, asperse, malign, criticize, censure.
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Impugn
Im*pugn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impugned; p. pr. & vb. n. Impugning.] [OE. impugnen, F. impugner, fr. L. impugnare; in on, against + pugnare to flight. See Pugnacious.] To attack by words or arguments; to contradict; to assail; to call in question; to make insinuations against; to gainsay; to oppose. The truth hereof I will net rashly pugn, or overboldly affirm. --Peacham.
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impugn
1362, from O.Fr. impugner, from L. impugnare "to assault, to attack," from in- "upon" + pugnare "to fight" (see pugnacious).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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