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impugnimpugn /ɪmˈpyun/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYimpugnOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin impugnare, from pugnare to fight VERB TABLEimpugn |
Present | I, you, we, they | impugn | | he, she, it | impugns | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | impugned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have impugned | | he, she, it | has impugned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had impugned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will impugn | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have impugned |
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Present | I | am impugning | | he, she, it | is impugning | | you, we, they | are impugning | Past | I, he, she, it | was impugning | | you, we, they | were impugning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been impugning | | he, she, it | has been impugning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been impugning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be impugning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been impugning |
to say something that makes people doubt someone’s honesty, courage, ability, etc. SYN malign: His opponents impugned his patriotism. |