challenge
vt, chal*lenged chal*leng*ing : to administer a physiological and esp. an immunologic challenge to (an organism or cell) n : the process of provoking or testing physiological activity by exposure to a specific substance : esp : a test of immunity by exposure to an antigen after immunization against it .
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