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challenge someone on something to dispute someone's statement, remarks, or position. I think Fred is wrong, but I won't challenge him on his estimate. challenge someone to something to dare someone to do something; to invite someone to compete at something. I challenge you to a round of golf. Jerry challenged us to a debate of the issues. rise to the challenge Fig. to accept a challenge. (Usually in reference to success with the challenge.) You can depend on Kelly to rise to the challenge. We were not able to rise to the challenge and we lost the contract. See also: rise take up the challenge to respond to a challenge and do what the challenge asks. I am not prepared to take the challenge up. Dave took up the challenge without much urging. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This type of evidence is less challengeable by stakeholders, such as legislatures, bureaucrats in charge of directing federal and state funding for at-risk youth, other human service professionals, and the public at large. In addition, taxpayers will be required to determine a "value" to each purpose--a time-consuming, thankless, and likely challengeable task for little worth. That exception says railroads must offer separately challengeable rates for "bottleneck" segments of certain freight moves when shippers have contracts for service over the "non-bottleneck" segments of through routes. |
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