impeach
/ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ/ · verb
Meaning
- To hinder, impede, or prevent.
- To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
- To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
- To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English empechen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman empecher, from Old French empeechier (“to hinder”), from Latin impedicāre (“to fetter”). Cognate with French empêcher (“to prevent”).
- empêcher(French)→
- impedicō(la)→
- empeechier(Old French)→
- empecher(xno)→
- empechen(Middle English)→
- impeach (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der, der, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- empatxar(Catalan) (cog)
- empêcher(French) (cog)
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