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Vinony

rechallenge

verb

  1. challenge again
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English challenge English rechallenge From re- + challenge.

  1. A challenge made in return.
  2. The event of rechallenging as above.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English challenge English rechallenge From re- + challenge.

  1. To challenge again.
  2. To challenge in return.
  3. To try a therapeutic pharmaceutical drug, suspected allergen, or medical treatment on a patient a second or subsequent time, to see if the suspected effects of the treatment occur again. This is typically performed to confirm allergic or adverse reactions to allergens or medications, but may also be used to confirm beneficial treatments or to retry a probable beneficial treatment which did not appear to be effective previously.