impugnare

See also: impugnaré

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.puɲˈɲa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧pu‧gnà‧re

Etymology 1

From in- + pugno (fist) + -are. Compare Spanish empuñar, Portuguese empunhar, Catalan empunyar.

Verb

impugnàre (first-person singular present impùgno, first-person singular past historic impugnài, past participle impugnàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to seize, hold, clasp, grasp, grip
    Synonyms: brandire, stringere, afferrare, abbrancare
    impugnare la spadato wield the sword
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Etymology 2

From Latin impugnāre.

Verb

impugnàre (first-person singular present impùgno, first-person singular past historic impugnài, past participle impugnàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to contest, challenge, impugn
    1. (law) to dispute, challenge, or appeal
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Further reading

  • impugnare in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • impugnare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • impugnàre in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

impugnāre

  1. inflection of impugnō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /impuɡˈnaɾe/ [ĩm.puɣ̞ˈna.ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -aɾe
  • Syllabification: im‧pug‧na‧re

Verb

impugnare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of impugnar
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