transitive. To call out or summon to a fight; to challenge, to defy. Obsolete.

to take to task: †(a) to undertake as one's task or special piece of work; †(b) to challenge (a person) to a task; †(c) to take (a person or thing)…

To challenge or defy (a person).

To challenge to a trial of strength, skill, etc.

To invite (emulous, hostile, or critical action of any kind). (Cf. 6b.)

transitive. To challenge to a contest or trial of skill; esp. to challenge to do (what the challenger is prepared to maintain cannot be done). Const…

transitive. To propose a deal or bargain to (a person), esp. repeatedly or persistently; to badger. Also: to challenge, dare, or taunt (a person) to…

transitive. To defy proudly, challenge; also, to bully, threaten. Obsolete exc. dialect.

intransitive. To meddle or interfere with; to provoke or take on.