impeach

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office

   The President was impeached

2. 2
   verb

   challenge the honesty or veracity of

   the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses

3. 3
   verb

   To hinder, impede, or prevent.

   These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land.

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”).

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