Impugns
[im-pyoon] /ɪmˈpyun/
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.
/ɪmˈpjuːn/
verb
1.
(transitive) to challenge or attack as false; assail; criticize
v.
“attack by argument,” late 14c., from Old French impugner, from Latin impugnare “to assault, to attack,” from assimilated form of in- “into, in, on, upon” (see in- (2)) + pugnare “to fight” (see pugnacious). Related: Impugned; impugning.
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