chalengen
Middle English
/ˈtʃalɛndʒən/, /ˈkalɛndʒ(ə)/
verb
Definitions
- To insult, criticise, or reprehend something or someone; to find fault with.
- To counter, oppose, argue, or work against something or someone; to be against.
- To take, especially wrongfully; to appropriate or expropriate something.
- To claim ownership or a privilege; to say something or some power is one's own.
- To make an accusation or allegation; especially a malicious and wrongful one.
- To track or go towards something; to search for, seek out, or look for.
- To make a summons to fight a duel or a call to arms.
- (rare) To forcefully request or ask for; to impose a duty on someone.
- (rare) To behave harmfully, unfairly and unjustifiedly towards someone.
- (rare) To inflict punishment or penalties upon someone for their actions.
- (rare) To win a conflict or engagement; to defeat one's enemies.
- (rare) To give as a reason for entering into a duel.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French chalengier derived from Latin calumnior affix from Middle English chalenge.
Origin
Middle English
chalenge
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- challenge English
- challengeable English
- challenger English
- challenging English
- calumnia Latin
- calumniator Latin
- calumniatrix Latin
- calumnior Latin
- calunniare Italian
- chalenge Middle English
- chalengeable Middle English
- chalenger Middle English
- chalengyng Middle English
- kalange Middle English
- chalenge Old French
- chalengier Old French