impeach
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impeach
- /ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ/ UK
- /ɪmˈpɪjt͡ʃ/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ɪmˈpit͡ʃ/ Canada, US, Scotland
- /əmˈpiːt͡ʃ/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -iːtʃ
Where it comes from
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”).
verb impeaches · impeaching · impeached · empeach
- To hinder, impede, or prevent. These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land.
- To bring a legal proceeding against a public official. President Clinton was impeached by the House in November 1998, but since the Senate acquitted him, he was not removed from office.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: accuse, criminate, incriminate, oust, overturn, isolate, censure, indict, impedite, impede, obstruct, hinder, embarrass, impinge, disrupt, thwart
Translations
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verb to hinder
| 日本語 | 阻止する soshi suru, 遅滞させる chitai saseru, 妨害する bōgai suru, 妨げる samatageru |
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| 中文 | 阻礙 /阻碍 zǔ'ài, 阻止 zǔzhǐ |
| Français | empêcher, entraver |
| Deutsch | verhindern |
| Русский | препя́тствовать prepjátstvovatʹ, меша́ть mešátʹ |
verb to bring legal proceeding against public official
| Español | someter a un proceso de destitución, hacer/presentar un impeachment contra |
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| 한국어 | 탄핵 tanhaek |
| 日本語 | 弾劾する dangai suru |
| 中文 | 彈劾 /弹劾 tánhé |
| Português | impedir, impugnar, impichar |
| Deutsch | anklagen |
| Русский | обвиня́ть obvinjátʹ, предъявля́ть обвине́ние predʺjavljátʹ obvinénije |
| Tiếng Việt | luận tội, đàn hặc |
| עברית | התחיל תהליך הדחה hitkhíl tahalíkh hadakhá |
verb to charge with impropriety
| 日本語 | 疑う utagau |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 控告 kònggào, 質疑 /质疑 zhìyí |
| Français | discréditer |
| Deutsch | in Verruf bringen, schlechtmachen |
| Русский | обвиня́ть obvinjátʹ, осужда́ть osuždátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | gièm pha, nói xấu, bôi nhọ, chê trách |
verb to demonstrate a contradiction
| Español | impugnar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | die Glaubwürdigkeit anzweifeln |
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title = {impeach},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impeach},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
