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third-person singular simple present impugns, present participle impugning, simple past and past participle impugned
(transitive, obsolete) To assault, attack.
(transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of. quotations examples
[The fact] that Americans’ trust in government is at historic lows […] makes it easier for politicians to impugn the system – courts, parties, and institutions.
2023 March 13, Mark Sappenfield, “Governing wisely”, in The Christian Science Monitor