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English verb: impeach | |||
| 1. | impeach (communication) challenge the honesty or veracity of | ||
| Samples | The lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | challenge | ||
| 2. | impeach (communication) charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office | ||
| Samples | The President was impeached. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | charge, file, lodge | ||
| 3. | impeach (communication) bring an accusation against; level a charge against | ||
| Samples | The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse. | ||
| Synonyms | accuse, criminate, incriminate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody of something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accuse, charge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arraign, charge, file, lodge, recriminate, reproach, upbraid | ||
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