challenge

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Synonyms: challenges, challenger, challenged, rechallenge, charlene, thallene, challen, chaldene

Antonyms: challenges, challenger, challenged, rechallenge, charlene, thallene, challen, chaldene

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Noun

1. A [[confrontation]]; a [[dare]].
2. A [[difficult]] [[task]], especially one that the person making the attempt finds more [[enjoyable]] because of that difficulty.
3. {{lb|en|legal}} A [[procedure]] or [[action]].
4. {{lb|en|hunting}} The [[open]]ing and [[cry]]ing of [[hound]]s upon first finding the [[scent]] of their [[game]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[invite#Verb|invite]] (someone) to take part in a [[competition]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[dare#Verb|dare]] (someone).
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[dispute#Verb|dispute]] (something); to contest.
4. To [[call#Verb|call]] something into [[question]] or [[dispute]].
5. {{lb|en|legal|transitive}} To make a [[formal]] [[objection]] to a [[juror]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To be [[difficult]] or [[challenging]] for.
7. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To [[claim#Verb|claim]] as due; to [[demand#Verb|demand]] as a right.
8. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To [[censure]]; to [[blame#Verb|blame]].
9. {{lb|en|military|transitive}} To [[question#Verb|question]] or demand the [[countersign]] from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
10. {{lb|en|US|transitive}} To [[object#Verb|object]] to the reception of the [[vote]] of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
11. {{lb|en|Canada|US|transitive}} To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.

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