"Impugn" is defined by the AHD to "attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument." An example of how "impugn" might be used: The two candidates running for president tried to impugn each other's records during the debates.
The origin of "impugn" ultimately comes from Latin [impugnare - in (against) + pugnare (to fight)]. The word also passed through Old French (impugner) and Middle English (impugnen) before entering its Modern English form.
-from AHD
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