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| Explanation of castigate (verb) to punish through public criticism; to scold; to reprimand Sample of castigate The mayor castigated the police chief for the rash of robberies.
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| Explanation of impugn (verb) to attack with words; to question the truthfulness or integrity; to challenge Sample of impugn The defense lawyer impugned the witness's testimony, which set back the prosecution's case. If I believe the man is a fraud I will impugn his comments.
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| Explanation of impeach (verb) to accuse of wrongdoing; to cast discredit upon; to remove from office Sample of impeach He tried to impeach Mr Premadasa, accusing the president of corruption. Within hours of the meeting, Mr Sharif addressed a special session of parliament which he had called in order to try to impeach the president.
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| Explanation of gesticulate (verb) to indicate feelings by motions; move the hands in an animated manner Sample of gesticulate He broke off to gesticulate hopelessly with his hands, expressing final despair.
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| Explanation of belie (verb) to give a false idea of; to camouflage; to hide Sample of belie The eight-story office is being sold to the Japanese group, Kumagai, for a price which appears to belie the downturn in London's commercial property market.
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| Explanation of instigate (verb) to start; to provoke; to inflame; to incite Sample of instigate It was uncertain to the police as to which party instigated the riot.
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| Explanation of ingratiate (verb) to bring into one's good graces; to attempt to gain favor; act in a pleasant and agreeable manner Sample of ingratiate The man was hoping to ingratiate himself with his wife by buying a bouquet of flowers and candy.
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| Explanation of denounce (verb) to speak out against; to condemn; to accuse; to censure Sample of denounce A student rally was called to denounce the use of drugs on campus.
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| Explanation of blemish (verb) to scar; to spoil; to stain; to flaw; to impair; to deface Sample of blemish But two German occupations last century didn't blemish Brussels, with its splendid medieval ramparts and its incomparable Art Nouveau treasures.
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| Explanation of abrogate (verb) to cancel by authority; to terminate; to abolish Sample of abrogate The judge would not abrogate the law.
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