#CreateConsciousControversy | Episode 35 | Challenge
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SINCE 1828 Login or Register GAMES & QUIZZESTHESAURUSWORD OF THE DAYFEATURESSHOP SAVED WORDS challenge verb Save Word To save this word, you'll need to log in. Log In chal·lenge | \ ˈcha-lənj \ challenged; challenging Definition of challenge (Entry 1 of 2) transitive verb 1: to dispute especially as being unjust, invalid, or outmoded : IMPUGNnew data that challenges old assumptions 2a: to confront or defy boldly : DAREhe challenged his critics to prove his guilt b: to call out to duel or combatchallenged his rival to a duel c: to invite into competitionhe challenged his brother to a tennis match 3: to question formally the legality or legal qualifications ofchallenge a juror 4: to arouse or stimulate especially by presenting with difficultiesshe wants a job that will challenge her 5: to order to halt and prove identitythe sentry challenged the stranger 6: to demand as due or deserved : REQUIREan event that challenges explanation 7: to administer a physiological (see PHYSIOLOGICAL sense 2) and especially an immunologic challenge to (an organism or cell) intransitive verb 1: to make or present a challengewhen the appropriate moment challenged, he was capable of … leadership— C. H. Driver 2: to take legal exception challenge noun Definition of challenge (Entry 2 of 2) 1: a stimulating task or problemlooking for new challenges 2a: a calling to account or into question : PROTESTa challenge to unauthorized use of public funds b: an exception taken to a juror before the juror is sworna challenge of a prospective juror based on a specific cause or reason c: a questioning of the right or validity of a vote or voter d: a sentry's command to halt and prove identityThe intruder fled at the sentry's challenge. 3a: an invitation to compete in a sportHe accepted my challenge to a game of chess. b: a summons (see SUMMONS entry 1 sense 2) that is often threatening, provocative, stimulating, or incitingspecifically : a summons to a duel to answer an affront 4: the act or process of provoking or testing physiological activity by exposure to a specific substanceespecially : a test of immunity by exposure to an antigen
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