Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - challenge
Challenge
challenge
n. & v. --n. 1 a a summons to take part in a contest or a trial of strength etc., esp. to a duel. b a summons to prove or justify something. 2 a demanding or difficult task (rose to the challenge of the new job). 3 Law an objection made to a jury member. 4 a call to respond, esp. a sentry's call for a password etc. 5 an invitation to a sporting contest, esp. one issued to a reigning champion. 6 Med. a test of immunity after immunization treatment. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by to + infin.) a invite to take part in a contest, game, debate, duel, etc. b invite to prove or justify something. 2 dispute, deny (I challenge that remark). 3 a stretch, stimulate (challenges him to produce his best). b (as challenging adj.) demanding; stimulatingly difficult. 4 (of a sentry) call to respond. 5 claim (attention, etc.). 6 Law object to (a jury member, evidence, etc.). 7 Med. test by a challenge. Derivatives challengeable adj. challenger n. Etymology: ME f. OF c(h)alenge, c(h)alenger f. L calumnia calumniari calumny
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I. verb (~d; challenging) Etymology: Middle English chalengen to accuse, from Anglo-French chalenger, from Latin calumniari to accuse falsely, from calumnia calumny Date: 13th century transitive verb to demand as due or deserved ; require , to order to halt and prove identity , to dispute especially as being unjust, invalid, or outmoded ; impugn , to question formally the legality or legal qualifications of , 5. to confront or defy boldly ; dare , to call out to duel or combat, to invite into competition , to arouse or stimulate especially by presenting with difficulties , to administer a physiological and especially an immunologic ~ to (an organism or cell), intransitive verb to make or present a ~, to take legal exception, ~r noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a summons that is often threatening, provocative, stimulating, or inciting, an invitation to compete in a sport, 2. a calling to account or into question ; protest, an exception taken to a juror before the juror is sworn, a sentry's command to halt and prove identity, a questioning of the right or validity of a vote or voter, a stimulating task or problem , the act or process of provoking or testing physiological activity by exposure to a specific substance ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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