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   impugn

   /ɪmˈpjuːn/

   verb

   • 1. dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question: "the father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘assault, attack physically’): from Latin impugnare ‘assail’, from in- ‘towards’ + pugnare ‘fight’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. impugnable adjective
   • 2. impugnment noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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