impeach

🇺🇸 /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ 🇬🇧 /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to formally accuse someone in a position of power of a serious wrongdoing

The members of Congress decided to impeach the president for his actions.

R

to question the truth or validity of something

The journalist impeached the credibility of the source by revealing inconsistencies in the story.

translation

v. to formally accuse someone in a position of power of a serious wrongdoing; to question the truth or validity of something

Word Forms

3rd Present impeaches
Past impeached
Perfect impeached
Progressive impeaching