- Challenged
- Challenge Chal"lenge, 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. [1913 Webster]
2. To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense by personal combat. [1913 Webster]
By this I challenge him to single fight. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. To claim as due; to demand as a right. [1913 Webster]
Challenge better terms. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
4. To censure; to blame. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
He complained of the emperors . . . and challenged them for that he had no greater revenues . . . from them. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
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?'' [1913 Webster]
6. To take exception to; question; as, to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation. [1913 Webster]
7. (Law) To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or member of a court. [1913 Webster]
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.] [1913 Webster]
{To challenge to the} {array, favor, polls}. See under {Challenge}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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challenged — established itself in the 1980s and 1990s as a combining element forming politically correct alternatives to potentially sensitive or offensive descriptions of people, as in cerebrally challenged (= stupid), intellectually challenged (= backward) … Modern English usage
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challenged — ☆ challenged [chal′ənjd] adj. disabled or handicapped in a (specified) way [physically challenged] … English World dictionary
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challenged — [[t]tʃæ̱lɪnʤd[/t]] ADJ: adv ADJ If you say that someone is challenged in a particular way, you mean that they have a disability in that area. Challenged is often combined with inappropriate words for humorous effect. ...terms like vertically… … English dictionary
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challenged — UK [ˈtʃælɪndʒd] / US adjective 1) unable to do particular things without difficulty because of being disabled in some way visually challenged (= unable to see well) 2) humorous used with other words to mean that someone lacks a particular quality … English dictionary
challenged — /chal injd/, adj. (used as a euphemism) disabled, handicapped, or deficient (usually prec. by an adverb): physically challenged; ethically challenged. [1980 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
challenged — adjective 1》 euphemistic suffering from impairment or disability in a specified respect: physically challenged. 2》 humorous lacking or deficient in a specified respect: vertically challenged … English new terms dictionary
