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Definition of: impugn
(im·py
n′) v.t.
To assail by words or arguments; attack as false or untrustworthy; challenge. [<OF impugner <L impugnare in- against + pugnare fight <pugna battle pugnus fist]
—im·pugn′a·ble adjective
—im·pug·na·tion (im′pəg·nā′shən) noun
—im·pugn′er noun
—im·pugn′ment noun
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