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Challenge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Challenged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Challenging.] [OE. chalengen to accuse, claim, OF. chalengier, chalongier, to claim, accuse, dispute, fr. L. calumniar to attack with false accusations. See Challenge, n., and cf. Calumniate.]
1. To call to a contest of any kind; to call to answer; to defy.
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I challenge any man to make any pretense to power by right of fatherhood. Locke.
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2. To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense by personal combat.
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By this I challenge him to single fight. Shak.
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3. To claim as due; to demand as a right.
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Challenge better terms. Addison.
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4. To censure; to blame. [Obs.]
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He complained of the emperors . . . and challenged them for that he had no greater revenues . . . from them. Holland.
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5. (Mil.) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines); as, “the sentinel challenged us, with “Who comes there?””
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6. To take exception to; question; as, “to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation”.
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7. (Law) To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or member of a court.
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8. To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the ground that the person in not qualified as a voter. [U. S.]
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To challenge to the array, favor, polls. See under Challenge, n.
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challenged adj.
1. having doubts expressed about its truth.
Syn. -- disputed, questioned.
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2. handicapped or disabled; -- used as a euphemism, especially in combinations; as, “physically challenged; mentally challenged”.
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