IMPUGN


Meaning of IMPUGN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈpyün ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French empugner, from Latin inpugnare, from in- + pugnare to fight — more at pungent

Date: 14th century

1. : to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity

impugn ed the defendant's character

2. obsolete

a. : assail

b. : resist

• im·pugn·able -ˈpyü-nə-bəl adjective

• im·pugn·er -nər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.