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Meaning of castigate, impugn, impeach, gesticulate, belie, instigate, ingratiate, denounce, blemish, abrogate

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Meaning of castigate (verb)
to punish through public criticism; to scold; to reprimand

Example
The mayor castigated the police chief for the rash of robberies.

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Meaning of impugn (verb)
to attack with words; to question the truthfulness or integrity; to challenge

Example
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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Meaning of impeach (verb)
to accuse of wrongdoing; to cast discredit upon; to remove from office

Example
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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Meaning of gesticulate (verb)
to indicate feelings by motions; move the hands in an animated manner

Example
He broke off to gesticulate hopelessly with his hands, expressing final despair.

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Meaning of belie (verb)
to give a false idea of; to camouflage; to hide

Example
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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Meaning of instigate (verb)
to start; to provoke; to inflame; to incite

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It was uncertain to the police as to which party instigated the riot.

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Meaning of ingratiate (verb)
to bring into one's good graces; to attempt to gain favor; act in a pleasant and agreeable manner

Example
The man was hoping to ingratiate himself with his wife by buying a bouquet of flowers and candy.

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Meaning of denounce (verb)
to speak out against; to condemn; to accuse; to censure

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A student rally was called to denounce the use of drugs on campus.

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Meaning of blemish (verb)
to scar; to spoil; to stain; to flaw; to impair; to deface

Example
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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Meaning of abrogate (verb)
to cancel by authority; to terminate; to abolish

Example
The judge would not abrogate the law.

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