impeachv.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpiːtʃ/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpitʃ/

Forms:

α. Middle English–1500s en-, Middle English–1500s empeche, Middle English–1600s empeach.

β. Middle English enpesshe, Middle English enpesche, Middle English empeshe, Middle English–1500s empesshe, Middle English–1500s -pesche, Middle English–1500s -peasche.

γ. 1500s impeche, 1500s impeache, 1500s– impeach.

δ. 1500s impesche, 1500s impeshe, 1500s ympes(c)he, 1600s impeash.

ε. 1500s empash (Scottish), 1500s impash(e (Scottish), 1500s impatshe (Scottish), 1500s–1600s em-, 1500s–1600s impasche, 1500s–1600s impass.

Illustration of Forms.

α. c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 294 Þat wickid men..þere schullen dwelle in seyntewarie, and no man empeche hem bi processe of lawe. a1425 [see sense 4a]. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxxiii. f. clv Y^t warke was for y^t tyme Empeached & let.1550 J. Coke Deb. Heraldes Eng. & Fraunce sig. Hvj^v You enpeche the welth of marchaundise.1562 J. Shute tr. A. Cambini in Two Comm. Turcks i. f. 9^v Waiting continually to empeche him.1638 W. Rawley tr. F. Bacon Hist. Nat. & Exper. Life & Death 343 That they might be (the Intention not at all empeached) both Safe, and Effectuall.

β. 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) i. iii. 16 Bodyly sight enpessheth and letteth..the knowleche of subtyll thinges.1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 65 The firste man that..shold empesshe him of the royame of Mirmidone.1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) v. i. 92 b Ther is nothyng that may therof enpeschen hym.1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 531/2 I empesshe or let one of his purpose. c1550Empesche [see sense 1a].

γ. 1533–4 Act 25 Hen. VIII c. 9 §6 Any person..whiche shall be impeched to haue offended contrarie to the forme and effecte of this estatute.1536 Act 27 Hen. VIII c. 42 Any suche ordynaunce..as myght by annye meane hynder thadvauncement..of the..Worde of God..or impeache the knowlege of suche other good letters.1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1593/2 Minded to impeach their passage. 1600¹ [see sense 3].

δ. 1548–67 W. Thomas Ital. Gram. & Dict. Impedire, to let or impeshe.c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xv. 102 Mony dificil impedimentis..maye impesche hym.1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello Certaine Tragicall Disc. i. sig. Bvi He went a bowte to ympeshe his expedicion.1624 in Sir. R. Gordon Hist. Earls Sutherland (1813) 381 We will forbear to impeash your ma^tie any further.

ε. 1538 [see sense 1b]. 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xiv. f. 36^v They were not able..to impeche his corps, in tombe fast closed and buried.1597 P. Lowe Art Chirurg. (1634) 124 To anoint..with the milke of a bitch which impasseth it to grow white.1604 Court Bk. Barony of Uric (1892) 7 The Lard being impaschit throw thair dalie complenttis.1636 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae (new ed.) 808 Thy folly..Empashed him to pow.

Etymology: Middle English em- , enpechen , later empesche , < Old French empechier , empeechier , empescher , modern French empêcher (13th cent. empecier , 12th cent. (participle) empedicad = Provençal empedegar ) < late Latin impedicāre to catch, entangle (Ammianus), < im- (im- prefix¹) + pedica fetter, < pēs , ped-em foot. In senses 4, 5 treated as the representative of Latin impetĕre . Compare impeachment n.The forms empash , impashe may be due to French empacher (compare Provençal empaichar ); impatshe reflects Italian impacciare ; for the origin of the radicals of these forms, see dispatch v. (Impeach in English displaced appeach v. Compare peach v.)

Signification.

†1.

a. transitive. To impede, hinder, prevent. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hinder [verb (transitive)]

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to hold abackc1440

appeachc1460

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trip1548

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dam1582

to clip the wings ofa1593

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uppen1600

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impediment1610

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to put out1616

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obstruct1645

incommodiate1650

offend1651

sufflaminate1656

hindrance1664

disassist1671

clog1679

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to take the wind out of the sails of1822

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c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 317 He schal dwelle þere alle his lif, and no man enpeche hym.

1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccliii They drad..that he wold have enpesshed that delyveraunce.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) iv. 320 The consulis, seand the tribunis impesche every thing that thay desirit afore the senate.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 44 The..eird empeschis the soune to gyf lycht to the mune.

1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Scotl. 479/1 in Chron. I To impeach the Englishmen from setting a lande any victuals there.

a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James I in Wks. (1711) 11 It hath been your Valour..which heretofore empeached our Conquest and Progress in France.

1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 586 A Ditch, of sufficient..breadth, and depth, to impeach the Assaults of an Enemy.

†b. reflexive (= Old French s'empêcher, Italian impacciarsi). To embarrass or trouble oneself. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > cause to oneself [verb (reflexive)]

to give oneself illa1340

anguisha1425

impeach1483

1483 W. Caxton tr. A. Chartier Curial sig. j By thexample of me, that empesshe my selue for to serue in the courte Ryall.

1538 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. xl. 313 Pole said he should do well not to impatshe himself with reading of the story of Nicolo Machavello.

†c. To hinder access to; to blockade. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close by obstruction or block up

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impediment1610

stifle1631

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obturate1657

choke1669

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to flop up1838

jama1865

to ball up1884

gunge1976

1586 Ld. Burghley Let. 21 July in Earl of Leicester Corr. (1844) 360 Flie~boates..are fittest to impeche thos kind of havens.

†2. To hinder the action, progress, or well-being of; to affect detrimentally or prejudicially; to hurt, harm, injure, endamage, impair. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > cause or effect (harm) [verb (transitive)] > do harm or injury to > affect detrimentally

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forgar-

1563 Bp. Sandys in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 195 To preserve my honestie from malice whiche mynded to impeache yt.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 391 They did empeche the honor of the kinges person.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) i. iii. 12 The coldnesse of the water, earth, and ayre much impeacheth the vertue of his heate.

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1641 (1955) II. 26 I did not amidst all this, impeach my Liberty, nor my Vertue, with the rest who made ship-wrack of both.

1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. xvii. 25 Anything that might tend to impeach his perfection.

3. To challenge, call in question, cast an imputation upon, attack; to discredit, disparage.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > detract from [verb (transitive)] > attack reputation of

impeach1600

hatchet1959

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 214 You doe impeach your modestie too much, To leaue the citie, and commit your selfe, Into the hands of one that loues you not.

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 42 Neither am I ignorant, how much mine owne credit is impeached.

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 6 Because their name and honour was impeached.

1743 H. Fielding Ess. Conversat. in Misc. I. 122 It would by no means impeach the general Rule.

1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. xxx. 444 A contract for any valuable consideration, as for marriage, for money, for work done,..can never be impeached at law.

1888 A. K. Green Behind Closed Doors iv. 49 My daughter's happiness is threatened and her character impeached.

a. gen. To bring a charge or accusation against; to accuse of, charge with.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > accuse [verb (transitive)] > accuse of or charge with

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appeach1430

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filea1500

slander1504

to lay to one's charge1535

aggravate1541

to charge (a person) with1559

reproach1570

attaint1586

impute1596

censure1634

arraign1672

saddle1794

inculpate1799

society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > charge, accuse, or indict [verb (transitive)]

wrayc725

forwrayOE

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challenge?c1225

indict1303

appeachc1315

aditea1325

appeal1366

impeachc1380

reprovea1382

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calla1400

raign?a1425

to put upa1438

present?a1439

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denounce1485

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prosecute1579

impleada1600

to have up1605

reprosecute1622

tainta1625

criminatea1646

affect1726

to pull up1799

rap1904

run1909

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > accuse [verb (transitive)]

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accuseOE

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forwrayOE

atwiteOE

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disclaim1590

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intent1613

question1620

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c1380 [see α. forms].

a1425 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 1900) (1879) VII. 530 Godwyn was enpeched [L. inculpatus] for he had gadered so grete an oost.

1428 Surtees Misc. (1888) 3 He was empeched of forgeyng of fals osmundes.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxxi^v Whiche thynge..I am holde to mayntayne, and namely in distroyeng of a wrong, al shulde I therthrough enpeche myn owne fere, if he were gylty.

1590 Eng. Rom. Life in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) II. 167 Nothing..that might impeach me either with error or vntrueth.

1649 Articles of Peace with Irish Rebels 16 That no person..be troubled, impeached, sued, inquieted, or molested, for..any offence..comprised within the said Act.

1794 W. Godwin Caleb Williams III. ii. 29 Go to the next justice of the peace and impeach us.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. lviii. 127 Fearing every moment to hear the Marchioness impeached.

b. Sometimes in restricted sense (see quot. 1617): To give accusatory evidence against; to ‘peach’ upon. (In quot. 1820 absol. To ‘peach’.)

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > informing on or against > inform on or against [verb (transitive)]

wrayc725

meldeOE

bimeldena1300

forgabc1394

to blow up?a1400

outsay?a1400

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cheep1831

squeal1846

to put away1858

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report1869

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to turn over1890

to gag on1891

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to blow the whistle on1934

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to put in1975

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1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas To Impeach, or accuse one guiltie of the same crime whereof he which impeacheth is accused.

1676 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer v. i Like a Thief, because you know your self most guilty, you impeach your Fellow Criminals first.

1701 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) V. 59 A person, lately accused for robbing on the highway and acquitted, has impeach't 13 of his gang.

1731 H. Fielding Letter-writers ii. ix. 29 Would it not be your wisest way to impeach your Companions.

1820 G. W. Taylor Profligate iv. i The whole plot is laid open. Mr. Allcourt has impeached.

c. To find fault with (a thing), to censure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > dispraise or discommend [verb (transitive)] > censure or condemn

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convince?1606

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to check at1642

reprimand1660

impeach1813

to stroke over1822

1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. xxxviii. 195 And so fair the slumberer seems, That De Vaux impeached his dreams.

1872 R. Browning Fifine lxxxv Do you approve, not foolishly impeach The falsehood!

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxvi. 79 Grandcourt's appearance..was not impeached with foreignness.

a. spec. To accuse of treason or other high crime or misdemeanour (usually against the state) before a competent tribunal: see impeachment n. 5.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > charge, accuse, or indict [verb (transitive)] > impeach

impeach1569

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 353 Whether the Lordes and commons might without the kings will empeche the same officers and iustices vpon their offenses in the parliament or not.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iii. 139 M^r Pym at the Bar [of the house of peers], and in the Name of all the Commons of England, impeach'd Thomas Earl of Strafford..of High Treason, and several other hainous Crimes and Misdemeanours.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xix. 261 The representatives of the people, or House of Commons, cannot properly judge; because their constituents are the parties injured; and can therefore only impeach.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. x. 229 Latimer was impeached and accused by the voice of the Commons.

1868 Trial Andrew Johnson 3 On Monday, February the 24th, 1868, the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States resolved to impeach Andrew Johson, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors.

1883 G. T. Curtis Buchanan II. xii. 247 In regard to the President, it was their duty to make a specific charge, to investigate it openly, and to impeach him before the Senate, if the evidence afforded reasonable ground to believe that the charge could be substantiated.

b. Applied to analogous judicial processes, e.g. the prosecution of state officials by the tribunes of ancient Rome.

ΚΠ

1734 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. I. 175 Mago, on his arrival at Carthage, was impeached.

1838 T. Arnold Hist. Rome (1846) I. xiii. 231 One of the tribunes impeached him before the assembly of the tribes.

1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. 329 At Athens after his departure he was formally impeached and condemned to death.

Derivatives

imˈpeached adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [adjective] > accused or indicted

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1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 60 The four impeached lords.

1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. II. xvi. 586 A charge against the impeached lords.

imˈpeaching n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] > action of

lettingOE

impeachingc1400

thwartingc1430

interruption1463

inhibition1621

obstructing1641

clogging1647

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thorteringa1693

interclusion1798

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) ix. 34 He myght seurly dwell in þat citee withouten empeching of any man.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. v. 179 The chiefe obstacle, and impeaching of so great an Army from taking it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impeach
释义	impeachn. Brit. /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpitʃ/ Etymology: < impeach v. †1. Hindrance, impediment, prevention. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] lettingOE leta1175 marring1357 impediment1398 impeachment1432 unhelpc1449 interruption1463 impeach1511 hindrance1526 prevening1557 offence1578 cross1600 impedition1623 obstructing1641 impede1659 objectiona1667 bottleneck1886 dead wood1887 log-jam1890 1511 in P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (1864) III. 385 The old worn pelt..who presently reigneth alone, and governeth without empeasche. 1605 P. Woodhouse Flea (1877) 18 Without all interrupting or impeach. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vii. iv. 289/1 These..got the..command of military affaires without impeach. †2. Injury, damage, detriment. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] burstc1000 harmOE scatheOE teenOE evil healc1175 waningc1175 hurt?c1225 quede?c1225 balec1275 damage1300 follyc1300 grill13.. ungain13.. torferc1325 eviltyc1330 wem1338 impairment1340 marring1357 unhend1377 sorrowc1380 pairingc1384 pairmentc1384 mischiefc1385 offencec1385 appairment1388 hindering1390 noyinga1398 bresta1400 envya1400 wemminga1400 gremec1400 wilc1400 blemishing1413 lesion?a1425 nocument?a1425 injuryc1430 mischieving1432 hindrance1436 detrimenta1440 ill1470 untroth1470 diversity1484 remordc1485 unhappinessc1485 grudge1491 wriguldy-wrag?1520 danger1530 dishort1535 perishment1540 wreaka1542 emperishment1545 impeachment1548 indemnity1556 impair1568 spoil1572 impeach1575 interestc1575 emblemishing1583 mishap1587 endamagement1593 blemishment1596 mischievance1600 damnificationa1631 oblesion1656 mishanter1754 vitiation1802 mar1876 jeel1887 1575 G. Gascoigne Hearbes in Wks. (1587) 149 So farre thou mayst set out thy selfe without empeach or crime. 1586 T. Bright Treat. Melancholie x. 48 The soule receaueth..no impeach, or impaire of cunning. 1625 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron II. 156 Without any impeach or blemish to his honor. 3. Challenge, calling in question; accusation, charge, impeachment. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [noun] acoupementc1300 accusinga1350 impeachment1387 accusementa1393 accusation?c1400 witingc1449 charge1477 impetition1530 threap1538 imputationa1586 deposition1587 impeach1591 insimulation1592 accusal1594 arraignment1595 taxation1605 arguing1611 tax1613 impositiona1616 tainture1621 incusation1623 touchinga1625 aggravation1626 accrimination1655 compellation1656 imputea1657 inculpation1798 finger-pointing1851 j'accuse1899 1591 Troublesome Raigne Iohn ii. sig. C What kindship, leuitie, or christian raigne Rules in the man, to barre this foule impeach? 1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 i. iv. 61 Tis warres prise to take all aduantages, And ten to one, is no impeach in warres. a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) v. i. 270 Why what an intricate impeach is this? View more context for this quotation 1885 Sat. Rev. 14 Feb. 205/1 The delightful intricacy of this impeach..is highly characteristic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). impeachv. Brit. /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpitʃ/ Forms: α. Middle English–1500s en-, Middle English–1500s empeche, Middle English–1600s empeach. β. Middle English enpesshe, Middle English enpesche, Middle English empeshe, Middle English–1500s empesshe, Middle English–1500s -pesche, Middle English–1500s -peasche. γ. 1500s impeche, 1500s impeache, 1500s– impeach. δ. 1500s impesche, 1500s impeshe, 1500s ympes(c)he, 1600s impeash. ε. 1500s empash (Scottish), 1500s impash(e (Scottish), 1500s impatshe (Scottish), 1500s–1600s em-, 1500s–1600s impasche, 1500s–1600s impass. Illustration of Forms. α. c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 294 Þat wickid men..þere schullen dwelle in seyntewarie, and no man empeche hem bi processe of lawe. a1425 [see sense 4a]. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxxiii. f. clv Y^t warke was for y^t tyme Empeached & let.1550 J. Coke Deb. Heraldes Eng. & Fraunce sig. Hvj^v You enpeche the welth of marchaundise.1562 J. Shute tr. A. Cambini in Two Comm. Turcks i. f. 9^v Waiting continually to empeche him.1638 W. Rawley tr. F. Bacon Hist. Nat. & Exper. Life & Death 343 That they might be (the Intention not at all empeached) both Safe, and Effectuall. β. 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) i. iii. 16 Bodyly sight enpessheth and letteth..the knowleche of subtyll thinges.1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 65 The firste man that..shold empesshe him of the royame of Mirmidone.1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) v. i. 92 b Ther is nothyng that may therof enpeschen hym.1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 531/2 I empesshe or let one of his purpose. c1550Empesche [see sense 1a]. γ. 1533–4 Act 25 Hen. VIII c. 9 §6 Any person..whiche shall be impeched to haue offended contrarie to the forme and effecte of this estatute.1536 Act 27 Hen. VIII c. 42 Any suche ordynaunce..as myght by annye meane hynder thadvauncement..of the..Worde of God..or impeache the knowlege of suche other good letters.1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1593/2 Minded to impeach their passage. 1600¹ [see sense 3]. δ. 1548–67 W. Thomas Ital. Gram. & Dict. Impedire, to let or impeshe.c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xv. 102 Mony dificil impedimentis..maye impesche hym.1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello Certaine Tragicall Disc. i. sig. Bvi He went a bowte to ympeshe his expedicion.1624 in Sir. R. Gordon Hist. Earls Sutherland (1813) 381 We will forbear to impeash your ma^tie any further. ε. 1538 [see sense 1b]. 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xiv. f. 36^v They were not able..to impeche his corps, in tombe fast closed and buried.1597 P. Lowe Art Chirurg. (1634) 124 To anoint..with the milke of a bitch which impasseth it to grow white.1604 Court Bk. Barony of Uric (1892) 7 The Lard being impaschit throw thair dalie complenttis.1636 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae (new ed.) 808 Thy folly..Empashed him to pow. Etymology: Middle English em- , enpechen , later empesche , < Old French empechier , empeechier , empescher , modern French empêcher (13th cent. empecier , 12th cent. (participle) empedicad = Provençal empedegar ) < late Latin impedicāre to catch, entangle (Ammianus), < im- (im- prefix¹) + pedica fetter, < pēs , ped-em foot. In senses 4, 5 treated as the representative of Latin impetĕre . Compare impeachment n.The forms empash , impashe may be due to French empacher (compare Provençal empaichar ); impatshe reflects Italian impacciare ; for the origin of the radicals of these forms, see dispatch v. (Impeach in English displaced appeach v. Compare peach v.) Signification. †1. a. transitive. To impede, hinder, prevent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hinder [verb (transitive)] letc888 shrenchc897 forstanda1000 amarOE disturbc1290 impeachc1380 stopc1380 withstandc1385 hinder1413 accloy1422 hindc1426 to hold abackc1440 appeachc1460 impeditec1535 inhibit1535 obstacle1538 damp1548 trip1548 embarrass1578 dam1582 to clip the wings ofa1593 unhelp1598 uppen1600 straiten1607 rub1608 impediment1610 impedea1616 to put out1616 to put off1631 scote1642 obstruct1645 incommodiate1650 offend1651 sufflaminate1656 hindrance1664 disassist1671 clog1679 muzzle1706 squeeze1804 to take the wind out of the sails of1822 throttle1825 block1844 overslaugh1853 snag1863 gum1901 slow-walk1965 c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 317 He schal dwelle þere alle his lif, and no man enpeche hym. 1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccliii They drad..that he wold have enpesshed that delyveraunce. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) iv. 320 The consulis, seand the tribunis impesche every thing that thay desirit afore the senate. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 44 The..eird empeschis the soune to gyf lycht to the mune. 1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Scotl. 479/1 in Chron. I To impeach the Englishmen from setting a lande any victuals there. a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James I in Wks. (1711) 11 It hath been your Valour..which heretofore empeached our Conquest and Progress in France. 1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 586 A Ditch, of sufficient..breadth, and depth, to impeach the Assaults of an Enemy. †b. reflexive (= Old French s'empêcher, Italian impacciarsi). To embarrass or trouble oneself. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > cause to oneself [verb (reflexive)] to give oneself illa1340 anguisha1425 impeach1483 1483 W. Caxton tr. A. Chartier Curial sig. j By thexample of me, that empesshe my selue for to serue in the courte Ryall. 1538 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. xl. 313 Pole said he should do well not to impatshe himself with reading of the story of Nicolo Machavello. †c. To hinder access to; to blockade. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close by obstruction or block up fordita800 forstop?c1225 estopa1420 accloy1422 ferma1522 clam1527 quar1542 cloy1548 dam1553 occlude1581 clog1586 impeach1586 bung1589 gravel1602 impediment1610 stifle1631 foul1642 obstipate1656 obturate1657 choke1669 blockade1696 to flop up1838 jama1865 to ball up1884 gunge1976 1586 Ld. Burghley Let. 21 July in Earl of Leicester Corr. (1844) 360 Flie~boates..are fittest to impeche thos kind of havens. †2. To hinder the action, progress, or well-being of; to affect detrimentally or prejudicially; to hurt, harm, injure, endamage, impair. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > cause or effect (harm) [verb (transitive)] > do harm or injury to > affect detrimentally atterc885 hurtc1200 marc1225 appair1297 impair1297 spilla1300 emblemishc1384 endull1395 blemishc1430 depaira1460 depravea1533 deform1533 envenom1533 vitiate1534 quail1551 impeach1563 subvert1565 craze1573 taint1573 spoil1578 endamage1579 qualify1584 stain1584 crack1590 ravish1594 interess1598 invitiate1598 corrupt1602 venom1621 depauperate1623 detriment1623 flaw1623 embase1625 ungold1637 murder1644 refract1646 depress1647 addle1652 sweal1655 butcher1659 shade1813 mess1823 puckeroo1840 untone1861 blue1880 queer1884 dick1972 forgar- 1563 Bp. Sandys in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 195 To preserve my honestie from malice whiche mynded to impeache yt. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 391 They did empeche the honor of the kinges person. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) i. iii. 12 The coldnesse of the water, earth, and ayre much impeacheth the vertue of his heate. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1641 (1955) II. 26 I did not amidst all this, impeach my Liberty, nor my Vertue, with the rest who made ship-wrack of both. 1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. xvii. 25 Anything that might tend to impeach his perfection. 3. To challenge, call in question, cast an imputation upon, attack; to discredit, disparage. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > detract from [verb (transitive)] > attack reputation of impeach1600 hatchet1959 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 214 You doe impeach your modestie too much, To leaue the citie, and commit your selfe, Into the hands of one that loues you not. View more context for this quotation 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 42 Neither am I ignorant, how much mine owne credit is impeached. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 6 Because their name and honour was impeached. 1743 H. Fielding Ess. Conversat. in Misc. I. 122 It would by no means impeach the general Rule. 1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. xxx. 444 A contract for any valuable consideration, as for marriage, for money, for work done,..can never be impeached at law. 1888 A. K. Green Behind Closed Doors iv. 49 My daughter's happiness is threatened and her character impeached. 4. a. gen. To bring a charge or accusation against; to accuse of, charge with. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > accuse [verb (transitive)] > accuse of or charge with tee871 upbraidc1000 acoupc1300 retc1300 becalla1325 charge138. impeachc1380 putc1380 blamea1400 appeach1430 gredea1450 articlea1460 filea1500 slander1504 to lay to one's charge1535 aggravate1541 to charge (a person) with1559 reproach1570 attaint1586 impute1596 censure1634 arraign1672 saddle1794 inculpate1799 society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > charge, accuse, or indict [verb (transitive)] wrayc725 forwrayOE beclepec1030 challenge?c1225 indict1303 appeachc1315 aditea1325 appeal1366 impeachc1380 reprovea1382 arraigna1400 calla1400 raign?a1425 to put upa1438 present?a1439 ditec1440 detectc1449 articlec1450 billc1450 peach1465 attach1480 denounce1485 aret1487 accusea1500 filea1500 delate1515 crimea1550 panel1560 articulate1563 prosecute1579 impleada1600 to have up1605 reprosecute1622 tainta1625 criminatea1646 affect1726 to pull up1799 rap1904 run1909 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > accuse [verb (transitive)] edwitec825 witec893 accuseOE bespeaka1000 forwrayOE atwiteOE blamea1300 impugn1377 publishc1384 defamea1387 appeach1430 becryc1440 surmisea1485 arguea1522 infame1531 insimulate1532 note1542 tax1548 resperse1551 finger-point1563 chesoun1568 touch1570 disclaim1590 impeach1590 intent1613 question1620 accriminate1641 charge1785 cheek1877 c1380 [see α. forms]. a1425 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 1900) (1879) VII. 530 Godwyn was enpeched [L. inculpatus] for he had gadered so grete an oost. 1428 Surtees Misc. (1888) 3 He was empeched of forgeyng of fals osmundes. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxxi^v Whiche thynge..I am holde to mayntayne, and namely in distroyeng of a wrong, al shulde I therthrough enpeche myn owne fere, if he were gylty. 1590 Eng. Rom. Life in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) II. 167 Nothing..that might impeach me either with error or vntrueth. 1649 Articles of Peace with Irish Rebels 16 That no person..be troubled, impeached, sued, inquieted, or molested, for..any offence..comprised within the said Act. 1794 W. Godwin Caleb Williams III. ii. 29 Go to the next justice of the peace and impeach us. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. lviii. 127 Fearing every moment to hear the Marchioness impeached. b. Sometimes in restricted sense (see quot. 1617): To give accusatory evidence against; to ‘peach’ upon. (In quot. 1820 absol. To ‘peach’.) ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > inform on or against [verb (transitive)] wrayc725 meldeOE bimeldena1300 forgabc1394 to blow up?a1400 outsay?a1400 detectc1449 denounce1485 ascry1523 inform1526 promote1550 peach1570 blow1575 impeach1617 wheedle1710 split1795 snitch1801 cheep1831 squeal1846 to put away1858 spot1864 report1869 squawk1872 nose1875 finger1877 ruck1884 to turn over1890 to gag on1891 shop1895 pool1907 run1909 peep1911 pot1911 copper1923 finger1929 rat1932 to blow the whistle on1934 grass1936 rat1969 to put in1975 turn1977 1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas To Impeach, or accuse one guiltie of the same crime whereof he which impeacheth is accused. 1676 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer v. i Like a Thief, because you know your self most guilty, you impeach your Fellow Criminals first. 1701 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) V. 59 A person, lately accused for robbing on the highway and acquitted, has impeach't 13 of his gang. 1731 H. Fielding Letter-writers ii. ix. 29 Would it not be your wisest way to impeach your Companions. 1820 G. W. Taylor Profligate iv. i The whole plot is laid open. Mr. Allcourt has impeached. c. To find fault with (a thing), to censure. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > dispraise or discommend [verb (transitive)] > censure or condemn bidemea1200 convictc1366 reprovea1382 damnc1386 condemna1400 deema1400 saya1400 judgec1400 reprehendc1400 reproacha1475 reprobate?a1475 arguec1475 controlc1525 twit1543 perstringe1549 tax1569 traduce1581 carp1591 censure1605 convince?1606 syndic1609 syndicate1610 to check at1642 reprimand1660 impeach1813 to stroke over1822 1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. xxxviii. 195 And so fair the slumberer seems, That De Vaux impeached his dreams. 1872 R. Browning Fifine lxxxv Do you approve, not foolishly impeach The falsehood! 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxvi. 79 Grandcourt's appearance..was not impeached with foreignness. 5. a. spec. To accuse of treason or other high crime or misdemeanour (usually against the state) before a competent tribunal: see impeachment n. 5. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > charge, accuse, or indict [verb (transitive)] > impeach impeach1569 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 353 Whether the Lordes and commons might without the kings will empeche the same officers and iustices vpon their offenses in the parliament or not. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iii. 139 M^r Pym at the Bar [of the house of peers], and in the Name of all the Commons of England, impeach'd Thomas Earl of Strafford..of High Treason, and several other hainous Crimes and Misdemeanours. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xix. 261 The representatives of the people, or House of Commons, cannot properly judge; because their constituents are the parties injured; and can therefore only impeach. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. x. 229 Latimer was impeached and accused by the voice of the Commons. 1868 Trial Andrew Johnson 3 On Monday, February the 24th, 1868, the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States resolved to impeach Andrew Johson, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors. 1883 G. T. Curtis Buchanan II. xii. 247 In regard to the President, it was their duty to make a specific charge, to investigate it openly, and to impeach him before the Senate, if the evidence afforded reasonable ground to believe that the charge could be substantiated. b. Applied to analogous judicial processes, e.g. the prosecution of state officials by the tribunes of ancient Rome. ΚΠ 1734 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. I. 175 Mago, on his arrival at Carthage, was impeached. 1838 T. Arnold Hist. Rome (1846) I. xiii. 231 One of the tribunes impeached him before the assembly of the tribes. 1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. 329 At Athens after his departure he was formally impeached and condemned to death. Derivatives imˈpeached adj. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [adjective] > accused or indicted indictedc1440 accusedc1450 denounced1552 convict1569 criminatea1591 delatedc1598 panelled1618 impleaded1742 impeached1751 incriminated1858 1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 60 The four impeached lords. 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. II. xvi. 586 A charge against the impeached lords. imˈpeaching n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] > action of lettingOE impeachingc1400 thwartingc1430 interruption1463 inhibition1621 obstructing1641 clogging1647 obstruction1656 thorteringa1693 interclusion1798 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) ix. 34 He myght seurly dwell in þat citee withouten empeching of any man. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. v. 179 The chiefe obstacle, and impeaching of so great an Army from taking it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1511v.c1380
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